diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jboss/netty/handler/traffic/TrafficCounter.java b/src/main/java/org/jboss/netty/handler/traffic/TrafficCounter.java
index 22df6cb1fd..6311afcbb3 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/jboss/netty/handler/traffic/TrafficCounter.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/jboss/netty/handler/traffic/TrafficCounter.java
@@ -228,9 +228,9 @@ public class TrafficCounter {
             }
             lastReadBytes = currentReadBytes.getAndSet(0);
             lastWrittenBytes = currentWrittenBytes.getAndSet(0);
-            lastReadThroughput = lastReadBytes / interval * 1000;
+            lastReadThroughput = lastReadBytes * 1000 / interval;
             // nb byte / checkInterval in ms * 1000 (1s)
-            lastWriteThroughput = lastWrittenBytes / interval * 1000;
+            lastWriteThroughput = lastWrittenBytes * 1000 / interval;
             // nb byte / checkInterval in ms * 1000 (1s)
         }
         if (lastWrittenBytes > 0) {