diff --git a/ffmpeg.c b/ffmpeg.c
index e6ba0f6a10..0c78fd52f8 100644
--- a/ffmpeg.c
+++ b/ffmpeg.c
@@ -3780,7 +3780,7 @@ static int64_t getutime(void)
     GetProcessTimes(proc, &c, &e, &k, &u);
     return ((int64_t) u.dwHighDateTime << 32 | u.dwLowDateTime) / 10;
 #else
-    return av_gettime();
+    return av_gettime_relative();
 #endif
 }