diff --git a/process/process_linux.go b/process/process_linux.go
index 2da019ac..bcb207b8 100644
--- a/process/process_linux.go
+++ b/process/process_linux.go
@@ -560,7 +560,7 @@ func (p *Process) fillFromStat() (string, int32, *cpu.CPUTimesStat, int64, int32
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", 0, nil, 0, 0, err
 	}
-	ctime := (t / uint64(ClockTicks)) + uint64(bootTime)
+	ctime := (t / uint64(ClockTicks)) + uint64(bootTime)*1000
 	createTime := int64(ctime)
 
 	//	p.Nice = mustParseInt32(fields[18])