diff --git a/indra/llcommon/llfasttimer_class.cpp b/indra/llcommon/llfasttimer_class.cpp
index 20727dd76e1707d2fd6da879e743616cee220c8c..dfbae0986433469524ed5756e4ec76c941e6952f 100644
--- a/indra/llcommon/llfasttimer_class.cpp
+++ b/indra/llcommon/llfasttimer_class.cpp
@@ -238,7 +238,8 @@ U64 LLFastTimer::countsPerSecond() // counts per second for the *32-bit* timer
 #else // windows or x86-mac or x86-linux or x86-solaris
 U64 LLFastTimer::countsPerSecond() // counts per second for the *32-bit* timer
 {
-	static U64 sCPUClockFrequency = U64(LLProcessorInfo().getCPUFrequency());
+	//getCPUFrequency returns MHz and sCPUClockFrequency wants to be in Hz
+	static U64 sCPUClockFrequency = U64(LLProcessorInfo().getCPUFrequency()*1000000.0);
 
 	// we drop the low-order byte in our timers, so report a lower frequency
 	return sCPUClockFrequency >> 8;