diff --git a/src/util/time.h b/src/util/time.h
index 9df69a953c..fc49f23ce3 100644
--- a/src/util/time.h
+++ b/src/util/time.h
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ struct NodeClock : public std::chrono::system_clock {
 };
 using NodeSeconds = std::chrono::time_point<NodeClock, std::chrono::seconds>;
 
+using SteadyClock = std::chrono::steady_clock;
 using SteadySeconds = std::chrono::time_point<std::chrono::steady_clock, std::chrono::seconds>;
 using SteadyMilliseconds = std::chrono::time_point<std::chrono::steady_clock, std::chrono::milliseconds>;
 using SteadyMicroseconds = std::chrono::time_point<std::chrono::steady_clock, std::chrono::microseconds>;
diff --git a/src/validation.cpp b/src/validation.cpp
index 4c694a2c21..48535d32a9 100644
--- a/src/validation.cpp
+++ b/src/validation.cpp
@@ -47,12 +47,14 @@
 #include <util/rbf.h>
 #include <util/strencodings.h>
 #include <util/system.h>
+#include <util/time.h>
 #include <util/trace.h>
 #include <util/translation.h>
 #include <validationinterface.h>
 #include <warnings.h>
 
 #include <algorithm>
+#include <chrono>
 #include <deque>
 #include <numeric>
 #include <optional>
@@ -4726,7 +4728,7 @@ bool LoadMempool(CTxMemPool& pool, CChainState& active_chainstate, FopenFn mocka
 
 bool DumpMempool(const CTxMemPool& pool, FopenFn mockable_fopen_function, bool skip_file_commit)
 {
-    int64_t start = GetTimeMicros();
+    auto start = SteadyClock::now();
 
     std::map<uint256, CAmount> mapDeltas;
     std::vector<TxMempoolInfo> vinfo;
@@ -4744,7 +4746,7 @@ bool DumpMempool(const CTxMemPool& pool, FopenFn mockable_fopen_function, bool s
         unbroadcast_txids = pool.GetUnbroadcastTxs();
     }
 
-    int64_t mid = GetTimeMicros();
+    auto mid = SteadyClock::now();
 
     try {
         FILE* filestr{mockable_fopen_function(gArgs.GetDataDirNet() / "mempool.dat.new", "wb")};
@@ -4776,8 +4778,11 @@ bool DumpMempool(const CTxMemPool& pool, FopenFn mockable_fopen_function, bool s
         if (!RenameOver(gArgs.GetDataDirNet() / "mempool.dat.new", gArgs.GetDataDirNet() / "mempool.dat")) {
             throw std::runtime_error("Rename failed");
         }
-        int64_t last = GetTimeMicros();
-        LogPrintf("Dumped mempool: %gs to copy, %gs to dump\n", (mid-start)*MICRO, (last-mid)*MICRO);
+        auto last = SteadyClock::now();
+
+        LogPrintf("Dumped mempool: %gs to copy, %gs to dump\n",
+                  Ticks<SecondsDouble>(mid - start),
+                  Ticks<SecondsDouble>(last - mid));
     } catch (const std::exception& e) {
         LogPrintf("Failed to dump mempool: %s. Continuing anyway.\n", e.what());
         return false;