diff --git a/include/spdlog/stopwatch.h b/include/spdlog/stopwatch.h
index 4e62259b..886bdc3b 100644
--- a/include/spdlog/stopwatch.h
+++ b/include/spdlog/stopwatch.h
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 namespace spdlog {
 class stopwatch
 {
-    using clock = std::chrono::steady_clock;
+    using clock = std::chrono::system_clock;
     std::chrono::time_point<clock> start_tp_;
 
 public: