diff --git a/winsup/cygwin/ChangeLog b/winsup/cygwin/ChangeLog
index 7db1ebfdc..e26e0c736 100644
--- a/winsup/cygwin/ChangeLog
+++ b/winsup/cygwin/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2005-12-12  Christopher Faylor  <cgf@timesys.com>
+
+	* times.cc (hires_ms::usecs): Correct order when checking if high
+	precision time is <= current time.
+
 2005-12-12  Christopher Faylor  <cgf@timesys.com>
 
 	* pinfo.cc (size_copied): New convenience macro.
diff --git a/winsup/cygwin/times.cc b/winsup/cygwin/times.cc
index 793864a7a..09343c742 100644
--- a/winsup/cygwin/times.cc
+++ b/winsup/cygwin/times.cc
@@ -642,8 +642,9 @@ hires_ms::usecs ()
   if (!inited)
     prime ();
 
+  LONGLONG t = systime ();
   LONGLONG res = initime_us + (((LONGLONG) timeGetTime ()) * 1000LL);
-  if (res <= systime ())
+  if (res <= t)
     {
       inited = false;
       prime ();