diff --git a/performance.c b/performance.c
index 7a5deda5cc..9274e83c2c 100644
--- a/performance.c
+++ b/performance.c
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ retro_time_t rarch_get_time_usec(void)
    gettimeofday(&tv,NULL);
    return (1000000 * tv.tv_sec + tv.tv_usec);
 #elif defined(_3DS)
-   return osGetTime();
+   return osGetTime() * 1000;
 #else
 #error "Your platform does not have a timer function implemented in rarch_get_time_usec(). Cannot continue."
 #endif