diff --git a/src/compositor-wayland.c b/src/compositor-wayland.c
index 7e59ecd5..6c333619 100644
--- a/src/compositor-wayland.c
+++ b/src/compositor-wayland.c
@@ -312,8 +312,15 @@ frame_done(void *data, struct wl_callback *callback, uint32_t time)
 	wl_callback_destroy(callback);
 
 	/* XXX: use the presentation extension for proper timings */
-	ts.tv_sec = time / 1000;
-	ts.tv_nsec = (time % 1000) * 1000000;
+
+	/*
+	 * This is the fallback case, where Presentation extension is not
+	 * available from the parent compositor. We do not know the base for
+	 * 'time', so we cannot feed it to finish_frame(). Do the only thing
+	 * we can, and pretend finish_frame time is when we process this
+	 * event.
+	 */
+	weston_compositor_read_presentation_clock(output->compositor, &ts);
 	weston_output_finish_frame(output, &ts, 0);
 }