diff --git a/misc/dispatch.c b/misc/dispatch.c
index 4d24409856..d88d775d97 100644
--- a/misc/dispatch.c
+++ b/misc/dispatch.c
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ void mp_dispatch_run(struct mp_dispatch_queue *queue,
 void mp_dispatch_queue_process(struct mp_dispatch_queue *queue, double timeout)
 {
     pthread_mutex_lock(&queue->lock);
-    queue->wait = timeout > 0 ? mp_time_us_add(mp_time_us(), timeout) : 0;
+    queue->wait = timeout > 0 ? mp_time_ns_add(mp_time_ns(), timeout) : 0;
     assert(!queue->in_process); // recursion not allowed
     queue->in_process = true;
     queue->in_process_thread = pthread_self();
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ void mp_dispatch_queue_process(struct mp_dispatch_queue *queue, double timeout)
                 item->completed = true;
             }
         } else if (queue->wait > 0 && !queue->interrupted) {
-            struct timespec ts = mp_time_us_to_realtime(queue->wait);
+            struct timespec ts = mp_time_ns_to_realtime(queue->wait);
             if (pthread_cond_timedwait(&queue->cond, &queue->lock, &ts))
                 queue->wait = 0;
         } else {
diff --git a/player/playloop.c b/player/playloop.c
index eb42a3131c..60596da76d 100644
--- a/player/playloop.c
+++ b/player/playloop.c
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ void mp_set_timeout(struct MPContext *mpctx, double sleeptime)
 {
     if (mpctx->sleeptime > sleeptime) {
         mpctx->sleeptime = sleeptime;
-        int64_t abstime = mp_time_us_add(mp_time_us(), sleeptime);
+        int64_t abstime = mp_time_ns_add(mp_time_ns(), sleeptime);
         mp_dispatch_adjust_timeout(mpctx->dispatch, abstime);
     }
 }