diff --git a/basis/calendar/unix/unix.factor b/basis/calendar/unix/unix.factor
index a1e83cc1c1..9f7d165925 100644
--- a/basis/calendar/unix/unix.factor
+++ b/basis/calendar/unix/unix.factor
@@ -11,14 +11,14 @@ IN: calendar.unix
 : timeval>unix-time ( timeval -- timestamp )
     timeval>duration since-1970 ;
 
-: timespec>seconds ( timespec -- seconds )
+: timespec>duration ( timespec -- seconds )
     [ sec>> seconds ] [ nsec>> nanoseconds ] bi time+ ;
 
 : timespec>nanoseconds ( timespec -- seconds )
     [ sec>> 1000000000 * ] [ nsec>> ] bi + ;
 
 : timespec>unix-time ( timespec -- timestamp )
-    timespec>seconds since-1970 ;
+    timespec>duration since-1970 ;
 
 : get-time ( -- alien )
     f time <time_t> localtime ;