diff --git a/Core/HLE/HLE.cpp b/Core/HLE/HLE.cpp
index d31007beff..be27e632c5 100644
--- a/Core/HLE/HLE.cpp
+++ b/Core/HLE/HLE.cpp
@@ -697,11 +697,15 @@ void *GetQuickSyscallFunc(MIPSOpcode op) {
 }
 
 static double hleSteppingTime = 0.0;
-void hleSetSteppingTime(double t)
-{
+void hleSetSteppingTime(double t) {
 	hleSteppingTime += t;
 }
 
+static double hleFlipTime = 0.0;
+void hleSetFlipTime(double t) {
+	hleFlipTime = t;
+}
+
 void CallSyscall(MIPSOpcode op)
 {
 	PROFILE_THIS_SCOPE("syscall");
@@ -734,8 +738,11 @@ void CallSyscall(MIPSOpcode op)
 		int funcnum = callno & 0xFFF;
 		int modulenum = (callno & 0xFF000) >> 12;
 		double total = time_now_d() - start - hleSteppingTime;
+		if (total >= hleFlipTime)
+			total -= hleFlipTime;
 		_dbg_assert_msg_(total >= 0.0, "Time spent in syscall became negative");
 		hleSteppingTime = 0.0;
+		hleFlipTime = 0.0;
 		updateSyscallStats(modulenum, funcnum, total);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/Core/HLE/HLE.h b/Core/HLE/HLE.h
index 4f589aaf23..d2a74f9d43 100644
--- a/Core/HLE/HLE.h
+++ b/Core/HLE/HLE.h
@@ -117,6 +117,8 @@ void hleDebugBreak();
 void hleSkipDeadbeef();
 // Set time spent in debugger (for more useful debug stats while debugging.)
 void hleSetSteppingTime(double t);
+// Set time spent in realtime sync.
+void hleSetFlipTime(double t);
 // Check if the current syscall context is kernel.
 bool hleIsKernelMode();
 // Enqueue a MIPS function to be called after this HLE call finishes.
diff --git a/Core/HLE/sceDisplay.cpp b/Core/HLE/sceDisplay.cpp
index b0738bc8f4..eaa44a0f2d 100644
--- a/Core/HLE/sceDisplay.cpp
+++ b/Core/HLE/sceDisplay.cpp
@@ -972,8 +972,13 @@ void __DisplaySetFramebuf(u32 topaddr, int linesize, int pixelFormat, int sync)
 		// IMMEDIATE means that the buffer is fine. We can just flip immediately.
 		// Doing it in non-buffered though creates problems (black screen) on occasion though
 		// so let's not.
-		if (!flippedThisFrame && g_Config.iRenderingMode != FB_NON_BUFFERED_MODE)
+		if (!flippedThisFrame && g_Config.iRenderingMode != FB_NON_BUFFERED_MODE) {
+			double before_flip = time_now_d();
 			__DisplayFlip(0);
+			double after_flip = time_now_d();
+			// Ignore for debug stats.
+			hleSetFlipTime(after_flip - before_flip);
+		}
 	} else {
 		// Delay the write until vblank
 		latchedFramebuf = fbstate;