1 files changed, 3 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/timev.h b/timev.h
index 6fa4f86415..631fcf3e1d 100644
--- a/timev.h
+++ b/timev.h
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ struct vtm {
     int hour; /* 0..23 */
     int min; /* 0..59 */
     int sec; /* 0..60 */
-    VALUE subsec; /* 0 <= subsec < 1.  possibly Rational. */
+    VALUE subsecx; /* 0 <= subsecx < TIME_SCALE.  possibly Rational. */
     VALUE utc_offset; /* -3600 as -01:00 for example.  possibly Rational. */
     int wday; /* 0:Sunday, 1:Monday, ..., 6:Saturday */
     int yday; /* 1..366 */
@@ -16,4 +16,6 @@ struct vtm {
     const char *zone; /* "JST", "EST", "EDT", etc. */
 };
 
+#define TIME_SCALE 1000000000
+
 #endif