diff --git a/winsup/cygwin/ChangeLog b/winsup/cygwin/ChangeLog
index 9b3cb0276..a88c92bfb 100644
--- a/winsup/cygwin/ChangeLog
+++ b/winsup/cygwin/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2011-12-13  Dave Korn  <dave.korn.cygwin@gmail.com>
+
+	* times.cc (hires_ns::resolution): Don't return less than 1.
+
 2011-12-12  Christopher Faylor  <me.cygwin2011@cgf.cx>
 
 	* cygthread.h (cygthread::name): Very minor formatting tweak.
diff --git a/winsup/cygwin/times.cc b/winsup/cygwin/times.cc
index 3fdab13aa..4f4c39c92 100644
--- a/winsup/cygwin/times.cc
+++ b/winsup/cygwin/times.cc
@@ -718,7 +718,7 @@ hires_ns::resolution ()
       return (long long) -1;
     }
 
-  return (LONGLONG) freq;
+  return (freq <= 1.0) ? 1LL : (LONGLONG) freq;
 }
 
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