diff --git a/sys/src/9/port/devcons.c b/sys/src/9/port/devcons.c
index 7f287610f..17848aed5 100644
--- a/sys/src/9/port/devcons.c
+++ b/sys/src/9/port/devcons.c
@@ -509,8 +509,7 @@ consread(Chan *c, void *buf, long n, vlong off)
 			l = up->time[i];
 			if(i == TReal)
 				l = MACHP(0)->ticks - l;
-			l = TK2MS(l);
-			readnum(0, tmp+NUMSIZE*i, NUMSIZE, l, NUMSIZE);
+			readnum(0, tmp+NUMSIZE*i, NUMSIZE, tk2ms(l), NUMSIZE);
 		}
 		memmove(buf, tmp+k, n);
 		return n;
diff --git a/sys/src/9/port/devproc.c b/sys/src/9/port/devproc.c
index 070f1f537..b6218a64f 100644
--- a/sys/src/9/port/devproc.c
+++ b/sys/src/9/port/devproc.c
@@ -905,8 +905,7 @@ procread(Chan *c, void *va, long n, vlong off)
 			l = p->time[i];
 			if(i == TReal)
 				l = MACHP(0)->ticks - l;
-			l = TK2MS(l);
-			readnum(0, statbuf+j+NUMSIZE*i, NUMSIZE, l, NUMSIZE);
+			readnum(0, statbuf+j+NUMSIZE*i, NUMSIZE, tk2ms(l), NUMSIZE);
 		}
 
 		readnum(0, statbuf+j+NUMSIZE*6, NUMSIZE, procpagecount(p)*BY2PG/1024, NUMSIZE);