diff --git a/include/Mw/LowLevel/Wayland.h b/include/Mw/LowLevel/Wayland.h
index 212eef9..948cf72 100644
--- a/include/Mw/LowLevel/Wayland.h
+++ b/include/Mw/LowLevel/Wayland.h
@@ -567,13 +567,13 @@ struct _MwLLWayland {
 
 	MwBool moving;
 
-	MwI64		keyboard_rate;
-	MwI32		keyboard_delay;
-	int		last_pressed_key;
-	MwBool		holding_key;
-	MwU64		next_elapsed;
-	struct timespec start_time;
-	struct timespec end_time;
+	MwI64  keyboard_rate;
+	MwI32  keyboard_delay;
+	int    last_pressed_key;
+	MwBool holding_key;
+	MwU64  next_elapsed;
+	long   start_time;
+	long   end_time;
 
 	cairo_surface_t* front_cs;
 	cairo_surface_t* back_cs;
diff --git a/src/backend/wayland/interfaces.c b/src/backend/wayland/interfaces.c
index 607ce82..f07e5af 100644
--- a/src/backend/wayland/interfaces.c
+++ b/src/backend/wayland/interfaces.c
@@ -838,7 +838,7 @@ static void keyboard_key(void*		     data,
 					MwLLDispatch(self, key_released, &key);
 					self->wayland.holding_key = MwFALSE;
 				}
-				clock_gettime(CLOCK_REALTIME, &self->wayland.start_time);
+				self->wayland.start_time   = MwTimeGetTick();
 				self->wayland.next_elapsed = self->wayland.keyboard_delay;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/wayland/wayland.c b/src/backend/wayland/wayland.c
index d8c3b20..dc4a832 100644
--- a/src/backend/wayland/wayland.c
+++ b/src/backend/wayland/wayland.c
@@ -1150,12 +1150,10 @@ static int MwLLPendingImpl(MwLL handle) {
 		handle->wayland.setting_wh = 0;
 	}
 
-	clock_gettime(CLOCK_REALTIME, &handle->wayland.end_time);
+	handle->wayland.end_time = MwTimeGetTick();
 
 	if(handle->wayland.holding_key) {
-		double elapsed = ((double)(handle->wayland.end_time.tv_sec - handle->wayland.start_time.tv_sec) * 1.0e9 +
-				  (double)(handle->wayland.end_time.tv_nsec - handle->wayland.start_time.tv_nsec)) /
-				 1000000.0;
+		float elapsed = ((float)(handle->wayland.end_time - (float)handle->wayland.start_time));
 		if(elapsed >= handle->wayland.next_elapsed) {
 			MwLL topmost_parent = handle;
 			while(topmost_parent->wayland.parent) {