diff --git a/src/V3EmitC.cpp b/src/V3EmitC.cpp
index 77142c101..b8f870f21 100644
--- a/src/V3EmitC.cpp
+++ b/src/V3EmitC.cpp
@@ -2549,14 +2549,6 @@ void EmitCImp::emitConfigureImp(AstNodeModule* modp) {
     if (v3Global.opt.coverage()) {
         puts(modName + "__" + protect("_configure_coverage") + "(this, first);\n");
     }
-    if (modp->isTop() && !v3Global.rootp()->timeunit().isNone()) {
-        puts("vlSymsp->_vm_contextp__->timeunit("
-             + cvtToStr(v3Global.rootp()->timeunit().powerOfTen()) + ");\n");
-    }
-    if (modp->isTop() && !v3Global.rootp()->timeprecision().isNone()) {
-        puts("vlSymsp->_vm_contextp__->timeprecision("
-             + cvtToStr(v3Global.rootp()->timeprecision().powerOfTen()) + ");\n");
-    }
     puts("}\n");
     splitSizeInc(10);
 }
diff --git a/src/V3EmitCSyms.cpp b/src/V3EmitCSyms.cpp
index f5d41845b..ccd80af56 100644
--- a/src/V3EmitCSyms.cpp
+++ b/src/V3EmitCSyms.cpp
@@ -704,6 +704,18 @@ void EmitCSyms::emitSymImp() {
         }
     }
 
+    puts("// Configure time unit / time precision\n");
+    if (!v3Global.rootp()->timeunit().isNone()) {
+        puts("_vm_contextp__->timeunit(");
+        puts(cvtToStr(v3Global.rootp()->timeunit().powerOfTen()));
+        puts(");\n");
+    }
+    if (!v3Global.rootp()->timeprecision().isNone()) {
+        puts("_vm_contextp__->timeprecision(");
+        puts(cvtToStr(v3Global.rootp()->timeprecision().powerOfTen()));
+        puts(");\n");
+    }
+
     puts("// Setup each module's pointer back to symbol table (for public functions)\n");
     puts("TOPp->" + protect("__Vconfigure") + "(this, true);\n");
     for (const auto& i : m_scopes) {