diff --git a/src/core/sal/bochs/BochsController.hpp b/src/core/sal/bochs/BochsController.hpp
index e6bb2743..70deabe3 100644
--- a/src/core/sal/bochs/BochsController.hpp
+++ b/src/core/sal/bochs/BochsController.hpp
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ public:
 	 */
 	void fireInterruptDone();
 	virtual simtime_t getTimerTicks() { return bx_pc_system.time_ticks(); }
-	virtual simtime_t getTimerTicksPerSecond() { return bx_pc_system.time_ticks() / bx_pc_system.time_usec(); /* imprecise hack */ }
+	virtual simtime_t getTimerTicksPerSecond() { return bx_pc_system.time_ticks() / bx_pc_system.time_usec() * 1000000; /* imprecise hack */ }
 	/* ********************************************************************
 	 * BochsController-specific (not implemented in SimulatorController!):
 	 * ********************************************************************/