diff --git a/Source/Core/Common/TraversalServer.cpp b/Source/Core/Common/TraversalServer.cpp
index d1a93793a2..262bb22a70 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Common/TraversalServer.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Common/TraversalServer.cpp
@@ -470,6 +470,9 @@ int main()
     FD_SET(sock, &readSet);
     FD_SET(sockAlt, &readSet);
     rv = select(std::max(sock, sockAlt) + 1, &readSet, nullptr, nullptr, &tv);
+    currentTime = std::chrono::duration_cast<std::chrono::microseconds>(
+                      std::chrono::steady_clock::now().time_since_epoch())
+                      .count();
     if (rv < 0)
     {
       if (errno != EINTR && errno != EAGAIN)
@@ -499,9 +502,6 @@ int main()
     // note: switch to recvmmsg (yes, mmsg) if this becomes
     // expensive
     rv = recvfrom(recvsock, &packet, sizeof(packet), 0, (sockaddr*)&raddr, &addrLen);
-    currentTime = std::chrono::duration_cast<std::chrono::microseconds>(
-                      std::chrono::system_clock::now().time_since_epoch())
-                      .count();
     if (rv < 0)
     {
       if (errno != EINTR && errno != EAGAIN)