diff --git a/v2/test/timedata.py b/v2/test/timedata.py
index 265163b57..d6eb3e334 100644
--- a/v2/test/timedata.py
+++ b/v2/test/timedata.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ actions time
     echo timed from $(>) >> $(<)
 }
 
-rule record_time ( target source : user : system )
+rule record_time ( target : source : start end user system )
 {
     ECHO record_time called: $(target) / $(source) / $(user) / $(system) ;
     __USER_TIME__ on $(target) = $(user) ;
diff --git a/v2/tools/testing.jam b/v2/tools/testing.jam
index 6a9c8407d..cbe429644 100644
--- a/v2/tools/testing.jam
+++ b/v2/tools/testing.jam
@@ -509,7 +509,7 @@ IMPORT $(__name__) : compile compile-fail run run-fail link link-fail
 type.register TIME : time ;
 generators.register-standard testing.time : : TIME ;
 
-rule record-time ( target source : user : system )
+rule record-time ( target : source : start end user system )
 {
     local src-string = [$(source:G=:J=",")"] " ;
     USER_TIME on $(target) += $(src-string)$(user) ;