1 files changed, 4 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/benchmarks/gettimeofday.c b/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/benchmarks/gettimeofday.c
index 6b415683357b..580fcac0a09f 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/benchmarks/gettimeofday.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/benchmarks/gettimeofday.c
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ static int test_gettimeofday(void)
 {
 	int i;
 
-	struct timeval tv_start, tv_end;
+	struct timeval tv_start, tv_end, tv_diff;
 
 	gettimeofday(&tv_start, NULL);
 
@@ -20,7 +20,9 @@ static int test_gettimeofday(void)
 		gettimeofday(&tv_end, NULL);
 	}
 
-	printf("time = %.6f\n", tv_end.tv_sec - tv_start.tv_sec + (tv_end.tv_usec - tv_start.tv_usec) * 1e-6);
+	timersub(&tv_start, &tv_end, &tv_diff);
+
+	printf("time = %.6f\n", tv_diff.tv_sec + (tv_diff.tv_usec) * 1e-6);
 
 	return 0;
 }