diff --git a/lib/timeval.c b/lib/timeval.c
index 140bc5506..664f6a96d 100644
--- a/lib/timeval.c
+++ b/lib/timeval.c
@@ -56,10 +56,14 @@ gettimeofday (struct timeval *tp, void *nothing)
    ** of 1ms.Need to link against winmm.lib for this
    **/
   unsigned long Ticks = 0;
+  unsigned long Sec =0;
+  unsigned long Usec = 0;
   Ticks = timeGetTime();
-  tp->tv_sec = Ticks%1000;
-  tp->tv_usec = (Ticks - (tp->tv_sec*1000))*1000;
-  
+
+  Sec = Ticks/1000;
+  Usec = (Ticks - (Sec*1000))*1000;
+  tp->tv_sec = Sec;
+  tp->tv_usec = Usec;
 #endif
   return 1;
 }