diff --git a/drivers/TimerEvent.cpp b/drivers/TimerEvent.cpp
index 4bbe710faf..d7a7c1c2a4 100644
--- a/drivers/TimerEvent.cpp
+++ b/drivers/TimerEvent.cpp
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ void TimerEvent::insert(timestamp_t timestamp) {
 }
 
 void TimerEvent::insert_absolute(us_timestamp_t timestamp) {
-    ticker_insert_event(_ticker_data, &event, timestamp, (uint32_t)this);
+    ticker_insert_event_us(_ticker_data, &event, timestamp, (uint32_t)this);
 }
 
 void TimerEvent::remove() {