diff --git a/common/msg.c b/common/msg.c
index d1128c71bd..2dc4c1e7c2 100644
--- a/common/msg.c
+++ b/common/msg.c
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ static void print_terminal_line(struct mp_log *log, int lev,
         set_msg_color(stream, lev);
 
     if (root->show_time)
-        fprintf(stream, "[%10.6f] ", (mp_time_us() - MP_START_TIME) / 1e6);
+        fprintf(stream, "[%10.6f] ", (mp_time_ns() - MP_START_TIME) / 1e9);
 
     const char *prefix = log->prefix;
     if ((lev >= MSGL_V) || root->verbose || root->module)
@@ -405,7 +405,7 @@ static void dump_stats(struct mp_log *log, int lev, char *text)
 {
     struct mp_log_root *root = log->root;
     if (lev == MSGL_STATS && root->stats_file)
-        fprintf(root->stats_file, "%"PRId64" %s\n", mp_time_us(), text);
+        fprintf(root->stats_file, "%"PRId64" %s\n", mp_time_ns(), text);
 }
 
 void mp_msg_va(struct mp_log *log, int lev, const char *format, va_list va)
@@ -551,7 +551,7 @@ static void *log_file_thread(void *p)
         if (e) {
             pthread_mutex_unlock(&root->log_file_lock);
             fprintf(root->log_file, "[%8.3f][%c][%s] %s",
-                    (mp_time_us() - MP_START_TIME) / 1e6,
+                    (mp_time_ns() - MP_START_TIME) / 1e9,
                     mp_log_levels[e->level][0], e->prefix, e->text);
             fflush(root->log_file);
             pthread_mutex_lock(&root->log_file_lock);
diff --git a/osdep/timer.h b/osdep/timer.h
index 546d8fab41..d76ad16129 100644
--- a/osdep/timer.h
+++ b/osdep/timer.h
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ int mp_start_hires_timers(int wait_ms);
 void mp_end_hires_timers(int resolution_ms);
 #endif  /* _WIN32 */
 
-#define MP_START_TIME 10000000
+#define MP_START_TIME 10 * INT64_C(1000000000)
 
 // Duration of a second in mpv time.
 #define MP_SECOND_US (1000 * 1000)