diff --git a/collects/scribblings/reference/time.scrbl b/collects/scribblings/reference/time.scrbl
index 4a98a3a491..9a75a27980 100644
--- a/collects/scribblings/reference/time.scrbl
+++ b/collects/scribblings/reference/time.scrbl
@@ -68,8 +68,8 @@ time.}
 
 @defproc[(current-inexact-milliseconds) real?]{
 
-Like @scheme[current-milliseconds], but the result never decreases
-(until the machine is turned off).}
+Returns the current time in milliseconds since midnight UTC, January
+1, 1970.}
 
 
 @defproc[(current-process-milliseconds [thread (or/c thread? #f)]) 
diff --git a/src/mzscheme/src/fun.c b/src/mzscheme/src/fun.c
index 73b2a1158f..8ed11036d8 100644
--- a/src/mzscheme/src/fun.c
+++ b/src/mzscheme/src/fun.c
@@ -8102,6 +8102,7 @@ double scheme_get_inexact_milliseconds(void)
 {
 #ifdef USE_MACTIME
   {
+    /* This is wrong, since it's not since January 1, 1970 */
     UnsignedWide time;
     Microseconds(&time);
     return (((double)(time.lo >> 10)