diff --git a/opal/mca/btl/usnic/btl_usnic.h b/opal/mca/btl/usnic/btl_usnic.h
index e8f6dafa2d..d25d6309bb 100644
--- a/opal/mca/btl/usnic/btl_usnic.h
+++ b/opal/mca/btl/usnic/btl_usnic.h
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ extern uint64_t opal_btl_usnic_ticks;
 extern opal_recursive_mutex_t btl_usnic_lock;
 
 static inline uint64_t
-get_nsec(void)
+get_ticks(void)
 {
     return opal_btl_usnic_ticks;
 }
diff --git a/opal/mca/btl/usnic/btl_usnic_module.c b/opal/mca/btl/usnic/btl_usnic_module.c
index ba0442c43c..2c3d8e0463 100644
--- a/opal/mca/btl/usnic/btl_usnic_module.c
+++ b/opal/mca/btl/usnic/btl_usnic_module.c
@@ -1236,7 +1236,7 @@ opal_btl_usnic_module_progress_sends(
 
         /* Is it time to send ACK? */
         if (endpoint->endpoint_acktime == 0 ||
-            endpoint->endpoint_acktime <= get_nsec()) {
+            endpoint->endpoint_acktime <= get_ticks()) {
             if (OPAL_LIKELY(opal_btl_usnic_ack_send(module, endpoint) == OPAL_SUCCESS)) {
                 opal_btl_usnic_remove_from_endpoints_needing_ack(endpoint);
             } else {
diff --git a/opal/mca/btl/usnic/btl_usnic_recv.h b/opal/mca/btl/usnic/btl_usnic_recv.h
index 7e056e488d..256132f4b5 100644
--- a/opal/mca/btl/usnic/btl_usnic_recv.h
+++ b/opal/mca/btl/usnic/btl_usnic_recv.h
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ opal_btl_usnic_update_window(
 
     /* give this process a chance to send something before ACKing */
     if (0 == endpoint->endpoint_acktime) {
-        endpoint->endpoint_acktime = get_nsec() + 50000;    /* 50 usec */
+        endpoint->endpoint_acktime = get_ticks() + 50000;
     }
 
     /* Save this incoming segment in the received segmentss array on the