diff --git a/Python/pythonrun.c b/Python/pythonrun.c
index 63d9eeb..bac39c2 100644
--- a/Python/pythonrun.c
+++ b/Python/pythonrun.c
@@ -452,7 +452,8 @@
     if (_PyFaulthandler_Init())
         Py_FatalError("Py_Initialize: can't initialize faulthandler");
 
-    _PyTime_Init();
+    if (_PyTime_Init() < 0)
+        Py_FatalError("Py_Initialize: can't initialize time");
 
     if (initfsencoding(interp) < 0)
         Py_FatalError("Py_Initialize: unable to load the file system codec");