diff --git a/tests/util/misc.py b/tests/util/misc.py
index 281a78c23874..2aec310bc190 100644
--- a/tests/util/misc.py
+++ b/tests/util/misc.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 from dataclasses import dataclass
 from inspect import getframeinfo, stack
 from textwrap import dedent
-from time import perf_counter
+from time import thread_time
 from types import TracebackType
 from typing import Callable, Optional, Type
 
@@ -90,5 +90,5 @@ def __exit__(
             assert self.results.passed(), self.results.message()
 
 
-def assert_maximum_duration(seconds: float, clock: Callable[[], float] = perf_counter) -> AssertMaximumDuration:
+def assert_maximum_duration(seconds: float, clock: Callable[[], float] = thread_time) -> AssertMaximumDuration:
     return AssertMaximumDuration(seconds=seconds, clock=clock)