diff --git a/src/util/timetaker.cpp b/src/util/timetaker.cpp
index 720a9e1a9..dcf07dc0d 100644
--- a/src/util/timetaker.cpp
+++ b/src/util/timetaker.cpp
@@ -44,8 +44,17 @@ u32 TimeTaker::stop(bool quiet)
 		}
 		else
 		{
-			if(quiet == false)
-				infostream<<m_name<<" took "<<dtime<<"ms"<<std::endl;
+			if (!quiet) {
+				static const char* const units[] = {
+					"s"  /* PRECISION_SECONDS */,
+					"ms" /* PRECISION_MILLI */,
+					"us" /* PRECISION_MICRO */,
+					"ns" /* PRECISION_NANO */,
+				};
+				infostream << m_name << " took "
+				           << dtime << units[m_precision]
+					   << std::endl;
+			}
 		}
 		m_running = false;
 		return dtime;