diff --git a/mlir/lib/Support/Timing.cpp b/mlir/lib/Support/Timing.cpp
index 1d6796e9d8dc5..ac16eb7d224c9 100644
--- a/mlir/lib/Support/Timing.cpp
+++ b/mlir/lib/Support/Timing.cpp
@@ -499,7 +499,8 @@ class DefaultTimingManagerImpl {
 } // namespace mlir
 
 DefaultTimingManager::DefaultTimingManager()
-    : impl(std::make_unique<DefaultTimingManagerImpl>()) {
+    : impl(std::make_unique<DefaultTimingManagerImpl>()),
+      out(std::make_unique<OutputTextStrategy>(llvm::errs())) {
   clear(); // initializes the root timer
 }