diff --git a/benchmark/time_now.yml b/benchmark/time_now.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f6d6a31489
--- /dev/null
+++ b/benchmark/time_now.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+benchmark:
+  - 'Time.now'
+  - 'Time.now(in: "+09:00")'
diff --git a/time.c b/time.c
index 77f42fc89a..3a004f8763 100644
--- a/time.c
+++ b/time.c
@@ -1931,6 +1931,13 @@ time_init_now(rb_execution_context_t *ec, VALUE time, VALUE zone)
     return time;
 }
 
+static VALUE
+time_s_now(rb_execution_context_t *ec, VALUE klass, VALUE zone)
+{
+    VALUE t = time_s_alloc(klass);
+    return time_init_now(ec, t, zone);
+}
+
 static VALUE
 time_set_utc_offset(VALUE time, VALUE off)
 {
diff --git a/timev.rb b/timev.rb
index 52056f4e59..892740c5a2 100644
--- a/timev.rb
+++ b/timev.rb
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ class Time
   # Parameter:
   # :include: doc/time/in.rdoc
   def self.now(in: nil)
-    new(in: Primitive.arg!(:in))
+    Primitive.time_s_now(Primitive.arg!(:in))
   end
 
   # _Time_