diff --git a/src/ejabberd_sm_sql.erl b/src/ejabberd_sm_sql.erl
index 3fda1f5e5..4e435c4e3 100644
--- a/src/ejabberd_sm_sql.erl
+++ b/src/ejabberd_sm_sql.erl
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ timestamp_to_now(I) ->
     Head = I div 1000000,
     USec = I rem 1000000,
     MSec = Head div 1000000,
-    Sec = Head div 1000000,
+    Sec = Head rem 1000000,
     {MSec, Sec, USec}.
 
 dec_priority(Prio) ->