diff --git a/frontend/device/remarkable/device.lua b/frontend/device/remarkable/device.lua
index 25a00c700..d49239963 100644
--- a/frontend/device/remarkable/device.lua
+++ b/frontend/device/remarkable/device.lua
@@ -95,7 +95,11 @@ function Remarkable2:adjustTouchEvent(ev, by)
     -- Inject CLOCK_MONOTONIC timestamps at the end of every input frame in order to have consistent gesture detection across input devices.
     -- c.f., #7536
     if ev.type == C.EV_SYN and ev.code == C.SYN_REPORT then
-       ev.time = time.now()
+        local sec, usec = time.split_s_us(time.now())
+        ev.time = {
+            sec = sec,
+            usec = usec
+        }
     end
 end