diff --git a/src-clock/mtime_clock_stubs.c b/src-clock/mtime_clock_stubs.c
index 93bdfc1..5668970 100644
--- a/src-clock/mtime_clock_stubs.c
+++ b/src-clock/mtime_clock_stubs.c
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@
 
 #elif defined(__unix__) || defined(__unix)
  #include <unistd.h>
+ #if defined(__linux__)
+   #define OCAML_MTIME_LINUX
+ #endif
  #if defined(_POSIX_VERSION)
    #define OCAML_MTIME_POSIX
  #endif
@@ -51,14 +54,14 @@ CAMLprim value ocaml_mtime_clock_elapsed_ns (value unit)
   static uint64_t start = 0L;
   if (start == 0L) { start = mach_absolute_time (); }
   if (scale.denom == 0) { ocaml_mtime_clock_init_scale (); }
-  uint64_t now = mach_absolute_time ();
+  uint64_t now = mach_continuous_time ();
   return caml_copy_int64 (((now - start) * scale.numer) / scale.denom);
 }
 
 CAMLprim value ocaml_mtime_clock_now_ns (value unit)
 {
   if (scale.denom == 0) { ocaml_mtime_clock_init_scale (); }
-  uint64_t now = mach_absolute_time ();
+  uint64_t now = mach_continuous_time ();
   return caml_copy_int64 ((now * scale.numer) / scale.denom);
 }
 
@@ -75,6 +78,13 @@ CAMLprim value ocaml_mtime_clock_elapsed_ns (value unit)
 {
   static struct timespec start = {0};
   struct timespec now;
+  clockid_t clockid;
+
+#if defined(OCAML_MTIME_LINUX)
+  clockid = CLOCK_BOOTTIME;
+#else
+  clockid = CLOCK_MONOTONIC;
+#endif
 
   if (start.tv_sec == 0)
   {