diff --git a/src/jdk.jfr/share/classes/jdk/jfr/events/MethodTimingEvent.java b/src/jdk.jfr/share/classes/jdk/jfr/events/MethodTimingEvent.java
index 3eb3116db55..cc1d8f681c7 100644
--- a/src/jdk.jfr/share/classes/jdk/jfr/events/MethodTimingEvent.java
+++ b/src/jdk.jfr/share/classes/jdk/jfr/events/MethodTimingEvent.java
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ public final class MethodTimingEvent extends AbstractJDKEvent {
     public long invocations;
 
     @Label("Average Time")
-    @Timespan
+    @Timespan(Timespan.TICKS)
     public long average;
 
     public static void commit(long start, long method, long invocations, long average) {