diff -Naur validns-0.8-orig/common.h validns-0.8/common.h
--- validns-0.8-orig/common.h	2014-02-11 15:45:02.000000000 -0500
+++ validns-0.8/common.h	2014-02-11 16:18:03.578140738 -0500
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@
 		int die_on_first_error;
 		int no_output;
 		int summary;
+		int notiming;
 		int verbose;
 		char *include_path;
 		char *current_origin;
diff -Naur validns-0.8-orig/main.c validns-0.8/main.c
--- validns-0.8-orig/main.c	2014-02-11 15:47:10.000000000 -0500
+++ validns-0.8/main.c	2014-02-11 16:18:03.579140774 -0500
@@ -253,6 +253,7 @@
 	fprintf(stderr, "\t-n N\t\tuse N worker threads\n");
 	fprintf(stderr, "\t-q\t\tquiet - do not produce any output\n");
 	fprintf(stderr, "\t-s\t\tprint validation summary/stats\n");
+	fprintf(stderr, "\t-x\t\tskip printing 'time taken' entry in summary/stats\n");
 	fprintf(stderr, "\t-v\t\tbe extra verbose\n");
 	fprintf(stderr, "\t-I path\tuse this path for $INCLUDE files\n");
 	fprintf(stderr, "\t-z origin\tuse this origin as initial $ORIGIN\n");
@@ -328,7 +329,7 @@
 	struct timeval start, stop;
 
 	initialize_globals();
-	while ((o = getopt(argc, argv, "fhqsvI:z:t:p:n:")) != -1) {
+	while ((o = getopt(argc, argv, "fhqsxvI:z:t:p:n:")) != -1) {
 		switch(o) {
 		case 'h':
 			usage(NULL);
@@ -342,6 +343,9 @@
 		case 's':
 			G.opt.summary = 1;
 			break;
+		case 'x':
+			G.opt.notiming = 1;
+			break;
 		case 'v':
 			G.opt.verbose = 1;
 			break;
@@ -431,8 +435,10 @@
 			   "                     %d\n", G.stats.not_authoritative);
 		printf("validation errors:   %d\n", G.stats.error_count);
 		printf("signatures verified: %d\n", G.stats.signatures_verified);
-		printf("time taken:          %.3fs\n",
+		if (!G.opt.notiming) {
+			printf("time taken:          %.3fs\n",
 			   stop.tv_sec - start.tv_sec + (stop.tv_usec - start.tv_usec)/1000000.);
+		}
 	}
 	return G.exit_code;
 }
diff -Naur validns-0.8-orig/usage.mdwn validns-0.8/usage.mdwn
--- validns-0.8-orig/usage.mdwn	2014-02-11 15:42:32.000000000 -0500
+++ validns-0.8/usage.mdwn	2014-02-11 16:18:03.579140774 -0500
@@ -61,6 +61,9 @@
 -s
 :   print validation summary/stats
 
+-x
+:   skip printing 'time taken' in summary/stats
+
 -v
 :   be extra verbose
 
diff -Naur validns-0.8-orig/validns.1 validns-0.8/validns.1
--- validns-0.8-orig/validns.1	2014-02-11 15:43:21.000000000 -0500
+++ validns-0.8/validns.1	2014-02-11 16:18:45.445846013 -0500
@@ -73,6 +73,11 @@
 .RS
 .RE
 .TP
+.B -x
+skip printing timing summary/stats
+.RS
+.RE
+.TP
 .B \-v
 be extra verbose
 .RS