diff --git a/src/i_time.cpp b/src/i_time.cpp
index bea027243..ce394fb67 100644
--- a/src/i_time.cpp
+++ b/src/i_time.cpp
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ CUSTOM_CVAR(Float, i_timescale, 1.0f, CVAR_NOINITCALL)
 static uint64_t GetClockTimeNS()
 {
 	using namespace std::chrono;
-	return (uint64_t)((duration_cast<nanoseconds>(steady_clock::now().time_since_epoch()).count()) * TimeScale);
+	return (uint64_t)((duration_cast<microseconds>(steady_clock::now().time_since_epoch()).count()) * (uint64_t)(TimeScale * 1000));
 }
 
 static uint64_t MSToNS(unsigned int ms)