diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/apache/carbondata/core/mutate/CarbonUpdateUtil.java b/core/src/main/java/org/apache/carbondata/core/mutate/CarbonUpdateUtil.java
index 3924c0d4a9d..3c44834c43a 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/apache/carbondata/core/mutate/CarbonUpdateUtil.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/apache/carbondata/core/mutate/CarbonUpdateUtil.java
@@ -708,7 +708,7 @@ public static boolean isBlockInvalid(SegmentStatus blockStatus) {
    * @return
    */
   public static long readCurrentTime() {
-    return System.currentTimeMillis();
+    return System.nanoTime();
   }
 
   /**