diff --git a/packages/react-native/React/CoreModules/RCTTiming.mm b/packages/react-native/React/CoreModules/RCTTiming.mm
index 13d0d57296bbba..6065006b8eb281 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/React/CoreModules/RCTTiming.mm
+++ b/packages/react-native/React/CoreModules/RCTTiming.mm
@@ -256,9 +256,9 @@ - (void)didUpdateFrame:(RCTFrameUpdate *)update
   }
 
   if (_sendIdleEvents) {
-    NSTimeInterval currentTimestamp = [[NSDate date] timeIntervalSince1970];
-    NSTimeInterval frameElapsed = currentTimestamp - update.timestamp;
+    NSTimeInterval frameElapsed = (CACurrentMediaTime() - update.timestamp);
     if (kFrameDuration - frameElapsed >= kIdleCallbackFrameDeadline) {
+      NSTimeInterval currentTimestamp = [[NSDate date] timeIntervalSince1970];
       NSNumber *absoluteFrameStartMS = @((currentTimestamp - frameElapsed) * 1000);
       if (_bridge) {
         [_bridge enqueueJSCall:@"JSTimers" method:@"callIdleCallbacks" args:@[ absoluteFrameStartMS ] completion:NULL];