diff --git a/atom/common/native_mate_converters/blink_converter.cc b/atom/common/native_mate_converters/blink_converter.cc
index 6ea5a6e49fe8..f2ac54130629 100644
--- a/atom/common/native_mate_converters/blink_converter.cc
+++ b/atom/common/native_mate_converters/blink_converter.cc
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ bool Converter<blink::WebInputEvent>::FromV8(v8::Isolate* isolate,
   std::vector<blink::WebInputEvent::Modifiers> modifiers;
   if (dict.Get("modifiers", &modifiers))
     out->SetModifiers(VectorToBitArray(modifiers));
-  out->SetTimeStampSeconds(base::Time::Now().ToDoubleT());
+  out->SetTimeStamp(base::TimeTicks::Now());
   return true;
 }