diff --git a/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/util/SysInfoWindows.java b/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/util/SysInfoWindows.java
index de0c43bcef2..490c1277dae 100644
--- a/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/util/SysInfoWindows.java
+++ b/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/util/SysInfoWindows.java
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ public class SysInfoWindows extends SysInfo {
 
   @VisibleForTesting
   long now() {
-    return System.nanoTime();
+    return Time.monotonicNow();
   }
 
   void reset() {