diff --git a/desktop_version/src/Game.cpp b/desktop_version/src/Game.cpp
index 2a01900e..d045f3c6 100644
--- a/desktop_version/src/Game.cpp
+++ b/desktop_version/src/Game.cpp
@@ -214,10 +214,7 @@ void Game::init(void)
 
     deathcounts = 0;
     gameoverdelay = 0;
-    frames = 0;
-    seconds = 0;
-    minutes = 0;
-    hours = 0;
+    resetgameclock();
     gamesaved = false;
     gamesavefailed = false;
     savetime = "00:00";
diff --git a/desktop_version/src/Script.cpp b/desktop_version/src/Script.cpp
index ac3c4be3..1397c7c9 100644
--- a/desktop_version/src/Script.cpp
+++ b/desktop_version/src/Script.cpp
@@ -1542,10 +1542,7 @@ void scriptclass::run(void)
 				game.deathcounts = 0;
 				game.advancetext = false;
 				game.hascontrol = true;
-				game.frames = 0;
-				game.seconds = 0;
-				game.minutes = 0;
-				game.hours = 0;
+				game.resetgameclock();
 				game.gravitycontrol = 0;
 				game.teleport = false;
 				game.companion = 0;
@@ -3543,10 +3540,7 @@ void scriptclass::hardreset(void)
 
 	game.deathcounts = 0;
 	game.gameoverdelay = 0;
-	game.frames = 0;
-	game.seconds = 0;
-	game.minutes = 0;
-	game.hours = 0;
+	game.resetgameclock();
 	game.gamesaved = false;
 	game.gamesavefailed = false;
 	game.savetime = "00:00";