diff --git a/bin/dig/dighost.c b/bin/dig/dighost.c
index 54bb63e5d1..178c241708 100644
--- a/bin/dig/dighost.c
+++ b/bin/dig/dighost.c
@@ -2866,7 +2866,11 @@ send_udp(dig_query_t *query) {
 
 	isc_buffer_usedregion(&query->sendbuf, &r);
 	debug("sending a request");
-	TIME_NOW(&query->time_sent);
+	if (query->lookup->use_usec) {
+		TIME_NOW_HIRES(&query->time_sent);
+	} else {
+		TIME_NOW(&query->time_sent);
+	}
 
 	isc_nmhandle_attach(query->handle, &query->sendhandle);
 
@@ -3172,7 +3176,12 @@ launch_next_query(dig_query_t *query) {
 	if (!query->first_soa_rcvd) {
 		dig_query_t *sendquery = NULL;
 		debug("sending a request in launch_next_query");
-		TIME_NOW(&query->time_sent);
+		if (query->lookup->use_usec) {
+			TIME_NOW_HIRES(&query->time_sent);
+		} else {
+			TIME_NOW(&query->time_sent);
+		}
+
 		query_attach(query, &sendquery);
 		isc_buffer_usedregion(&query->sendbuf, &r);
 		if (keep != NULL) {
@@ -3584,7 +3593,11 @@ recv_done(isc_nmhandle_t *handle, isc_result_t eresult, isc_region_t *region,
 		goto detach_query;
 	}
 
-	TIME_NOW(&query->time_recv);
+	if (query->lookup->use_usec) {
+		TIME_NOW_HIRES(&query->time_recv);
+	} else {
+		TIME_NOW(&query->time_recv);
+	}
 
 	if (eresult == ISC_R_TIMEDOUT && !l->tcp_mode && l->retries > 1) {
 		dig_query_t *newq = NULL;
diff --git a/bin/dig/host.c b/bin/dig/host.c
index 02d9ce0f48..b3ddc52f1a 100644
--- a/bin/dig/host.c
+++ b/bin/dig/host.c
@@ -151,7 +151,11 @@ received(unsigned int bytes, isc_sockaddr_t *from, dig_query_t *query) {
 	if (!short_form) {
 		char fromtext[ISC_SOCKADDR_FORMATSIZE];
 		isc_sockaddr_format(from, fromtext, sizeof(fromtext));
-		TIME_NOW(&now);
+		if (query->lookup->use_usec) {
+			TIME_NOW_HIRES(&now);
+		} else {
+			TIME_NOW(&now);
+		}
 		diff = (int)isc_time_microdiff(&now, &query->time_sent);
 		printf("Received %u bytes from %s in %d ms\n", bytes, fromtext,
 		       diff / 1000);