diff --git a/win32port/win32helpers/gettimeofday.c b/win32port/win32helpers/gettimeofday.c
index bdf8e165..18d5a46d 100644
--- a/win32port/win32helpers/gettimeofday.c
+++ b/win32port/win32helpers/gettimeofday.c
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@ int gettimeofday(struct timeval *tv, struct timezone *tz)
 		tmpres |= ft.dwLowDateTime;
 
 		/*converting file time to unix epoch*/
-		tmpres -= DELTA_EPOCH_IN_MICROSECS; 
 		tmpres /= 10;  /*convert into microseconds*/
+		tmpres -= DELTA_EPOCH_IN_MICROSECS;
 		tv->tv_sec = (long)(tmpres / 1000000UL);
 		tv->tv_usec = (long)(tmpres % 1000000UL);
 	}