diff --git a/src/xz/message.c b/src/xz/message.c
index 544572b8..a89c5a4e 100644
--- a/src/xz/message.c
+++ b/src/xz/message.c
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ my_time(void)
 	if (gettimeofday(&tv, NULL))
 		return -1.0;
 
-	return (double)(tv.tv_sec) + (double)(tv.tv_usec) / 1.0e9;
+	return (double)(tv.tv_sec) + (double)(tv.tv_usec) / 1.0e6;
 }