diff --git a/gtk/gtkemojichooser.c b/gtk/gtkemojichooser.c
index d5ec763936..a41c4b49d5 100644
--- a/gtk/gtkemojichooser.c
+++ b/gtk/gtkemojichooser.c
@@ -672,7 +672,7 @@ populate_emoji_chooser (gpointer data)
   GVariant *item;
   gint64 start, now;
 
-  start = GDK_PROFILER_CURRENT_TIME;
+  start = g_get_monotonic_time ();
 
   if (!chooser->data)
     {
@@ -718,10 +718,10 @@ populate_emoji_chooser (gpointer data)
       add_emoji (chooser->box, FALSE, item, 0, chooser);
       g_variant_unref (item);
 
-      now = GDK_PROFILER_CURRENT_TIME;
-      if (now > start + 2000000) /* 2 ms */
+      now = g_get_monotonic_time ();
+      if (now > start + 200) /* 2 ms */
         {
-          gdk_profiler_add_mark (start, (now - start), "emojichooser", "populate");
+          gdk_profiler_add_mark (start * 1000, (now - start) * 1000, "emojichooser", "populate");
           return G_SOURCE_CONTINUE;
         }
     }