diff --git a/pep-0418.txt b/pep-0418.txt
index fd55f25ef..ed2b0e421 100644
--- a/pep-0418.txt
+++ b/pep-0418.txt
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ Pseudo-code [#pseudo]_::
         # GetTickCount64() requires Windows Vista, Server 2008 or later
         if hasattr(time, '_GetTickCount64'):
             def steady():
-                return _time.GetTickCount64()
+                return _time.GetTickCount64() * 1e-3
         else:
             def steady():
                 ticks = _time.GetTickCount()
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ Pseudo-code [#pseudo]_::
                     # Integer overflow detected
                     steady.delta += 2**32
                 steady.last = ticks
-                return ticks + steady.delta
+                return (ticks + steady.delta) * 1e-3
             steady.last = 0
             steady.delta = 0