diff --git a/linphone/mediastreamer2/src/msticker.c b/linphone/mediastreamer2/src/msticker.c
index 83c15bb1a..515f89247 100644
--- a/linphone/mediastreamer2/src/msticker.c
+++ b/linphone/mediastreamer2/src/msticker.c
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ static uint64_t get_cur_time(void *unused){
 	return (ts.tv_sec*1000LL) + (ts.tv_nsec/1000000LL);
 #else
 	struct timespec ts;
-	if (clock_gettime(CLOCK_REALTIME,&ts)<0){
+	if (clock_gettime(CLOCK_MONOTONIC,&ts)<0){
 		ms_fatal("clock_gettime() doesn't work: %s",strerror(errno));
 	}
 	return (ts.tv_sec*1000LL) + (ts.tv_nsec/1000000LL);