diff --git a/src/spicelib/devices/vsrc/vsrctemp.c b/src/spicelib/devices/vsrc/vsrctemp.c
index 413a7392e..413e356e9 100644
--- a/src/spicelib/devices/vsrc/vsrctemp.c
+++ b/src/spicelib/devices/vsrc/vsrctemp.c
@@ -48,7 +48,9 @@ VSRCtemp(GENmodel *inModel, CKTcircuit *ckt)
                     here->VSRCname);
             }
             else if (here->VSRCdcGiven && here->VSRCfuncTGiven
-                     && here->VSRCfunctionType != TRNOISE && here->VSRCfunctionType != TRRANDOM) {
+                     && here->VSRCfunctionType != TRNOISE
+                     && here->VSRCfunctionType != TRRANDOM
+                     && here->VSRCfunctionType != EXTERNAL) {
                 /* DC value and transient time 0 values given */
                 double time0value;
                 /* determine transient time 0 value */