diff --git a/src/internal.c b/src/internal.c
index db7f9f65c..31ed766ca 100644
--- a/src/internal.c
+++ b/src/internal.c
@@ -2746,7 +2746,7 @@ ProtocolVersion MakeDTLSv1_2(void)
 
     word32 LowResTimer(void)
     {
-        return (word32) TickGet();
+        return (word32) (TickGet() / TICKS_PER_SECOND);
     }
 
 
@@ -2758,14 +2758,15 @@ ProtocolVersion MakeDTLSv1_2(void)
 
         word32 LowResTimer(void)
         {
-            return (word32) SYS_TMR_TickCountGet();
+            return (word32) (SYS_TMR_TickCountGet() /
+                             SYS_TMR_TickCounterFrequencyGet());
         }
 
     #else
 
         word32 LowResTimer(void)
         {
-            return (word32) SYS_TICK_Get();
+            return (word32) (SYS_TICK_Get() / SYS_TICK_TicksPerSecondGet());
         }
 
     #endif