diff --git a/src/trackerd/tracker-utils.c b/src/trackerd/tracker-utils.c
index aab2279..368985b 100644
--- a/src/trackerd/tracker-utils.c
+++ b/src/trackerd/tracker-utils.c
@@ -2542,7 +2542,7 @@ tracker_timer_end (GTimeVal *before, const char *str)
 
 	g_get_current_time (&after);
 
-	elapsed = (1000 * (after.tv_sec - before->tv_sec))  +  ((after.tv_usec - before->tv_usec) / 1000);
+	elapsed = (1000 * (after.tv_sec - before->tv_sec))  +  ((after.tv_usec - before->tv_usec) / 1000.0);
 
 	g_free (before);