diff --git a/extension/llm/runner/util.h b/extension/llm/runner/util.h
index baf6af328b..5bb254a522 100644
--- a/extension/llm/runner/util.h
+++ b/extension/llm/runner/util.h
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ void inline safe_printf(const char* piece) {
 long inline time_in_ms() {
   // return time in milliseconds, for benchmarking the model speed
   struct timespec time;
-  clock_gettime(CLOCK_REALTIME, &time);
+  timespec_get(&time, TIME_UTC);
   return time.tv_sec * 1000 + time.tv_nsec / 1000000;
 }