diff --git a/docs/src/misc.rst b/docs/src/misc.rst
index 8515cdbc..7640b8b0 100644
--- a/docs/src/misc.rst
+++ b/docs/src/misc.rst
@@ -131,11 +131,11 @@ Data types
             char* model;
             int speed;
             struct uv_cpu_times_s {
-                uint64_t user;
-                uint64_t nice;
-                uint64_t sys;
-                uint64_t idle;
-                uint64_t irq;
+                uint64_t user; /* milliseconds */
+                uint64_t nice; /* milliseconds */
+                uint64_t sys; /* milliseconds */
+                uint64_t idle; /* milliseconds */
+                uint64_t irq; /* milliseconds */
             } cpu_times;
         } uv_cpu_info_t;
 
diff --git a/include/uv.h b/include/uv.h
index a3a770db..3a2a504d 100644
--- a/include/uv.h
+++ b/include/uv.h
@@ -1069,11 +1069,11 @@ UV_EXTERN int uv_cancel(uv_req_t* req);
 
 
 struct uv_cpu_times_s {
-  uint64_t user;
-  uint64_t nice;
-  uint64_t sys;
-  uint64_t idle;
-  uint64_t irq;
+  uint64_t user; /* milliseconds */
+  uint64_t nice; /* milliseconds */
+  uint64_t sys; /* milliseconds */
+  uint64_t idle; /* milliseconds */
+  uint64_t irq; /* milliseconds */
 };
 
 struct uv_cpu_info_s {
diff --git a/src/unix/linux-core.c b/src/unix/linux-core.c
index f8d9ff58..99cbb1c8 100644
--- a/src/unix/linux-core.c
+++ b/src/unix/linux-core.c
@@ -768,7 +768,8 @@ static int read_times(FILE* statfile_fp,
                       unsigned int numcpus,
                       uv_cpu_info_t* ci) {
   struct uv_cpu_times_s ts;
-  uint64_t clock_ticks;
+  unsigned int ticks;
+  unsigned int multiplier;
   uint64_t user;
   uint64_t nice;
   uint64_t sys;
@@ -779,9 +780,10 @@ static int read_times(FILE* statfile_fp,
   uint64_t len;
   char buf[1024];
 
-  clock_ticks = sysconf(_SC_CLK_TCK);
-  assert(clock_ticks != (uint64_t) -1);
-  assert(clock_ticks != 0);
+  ticks = (unsigned int)sysconf(_SC_CLK_TCK);
+  multiplier = ((uint64_t)1000L / ticks);
+  assert(ticks != (unsigned int) -1);
+  assert(ticks != 0);
 
   rewind(statfile_fp);
 
@@ -823,11 +825,11 @@ static int read_times(FILE* statfile_fp,
                     &irq))
       abort();
 
-    ts.user = clock_ticks * user;
-    ts.nice = clock_ticks * nice;
-    ts.sys  = clock_ticks * sys;
-    ts.idle = clock_ticks * idle;
-    ts.irq  = clock_ticks * irq;
+    ts.user = user * multiplier;
+    ts.nice = nice * multiplier;
+    ts.sys  = sys * multiplier;
+    ts.idle = idle * multiplier;
+    ts.irq  = irq * multiplier;
     ci[num++].cpu_times = ts;
   }
   assert(num == numcpus);