diff --git a/lcl/interfaces/gtk2/gtk2callback.inc b/lcl/interfaces/gtk2/gtk2callback.inc
index 861f36ef17..79d1cf83b0 100644
--- a/lcl/interfaces/gtk2/gtk2callback.inc
+++ b/lcl/interfaces/gtk2/gtk2callback.inc
@@ -1657,7 +1657,7 @@ var
 
     function LastClickInTime: boolean;
     begin
-      Result := ((now - LastMouse.TheTime) <= ((1/86400)*(DblClickTime/1000)));
+      Result:=(event^.time -  LastMouse.eventTime) <= DblClickTime;
     end;
 
     function TestIfMultiClick: boolean;
@@ -1732,7 +1732,7 @@ var
     DebugLn('  ClickCount=',dbgs(LastMouse.ClickCount));
     {$ENDIF}
 
-    LastMouse.TheTime := Now;
+    LastMouse.eventTime := event^.time;
     LastMouse.Window := Event^.Window;
     LastMouse.WindowPoint := EventXY;
     LastMouse.Down := True;
diff --git a/lcl/interfaces/gtk2/gtk2globals.pp b/lcl/interfaces/gtk2/gtk2globals.pp
index 5d003014f2..9f0b8ef209 100644
--- a/lcl/interfaces/gtk2/gtk2globals.pp
+++ b/lcl/interfaces/gtk2/gtk2globals.pp
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ const
 type
   TLastMouseClick = record
     Down: boolean;
-    TheTime: TDateTime; // last Down time
+    eventTime: guint32;   // last Down time
     ClickCount: integer;
     Component: TComponent;
     Window: PGdkWindow;
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ type
 
 const
   EmptyLastMouseClick: TLastMouseClick =
-    (Down: false; TheTime: -1; ClickCount: 0; Component: nil;
+    (Down: false; eventTime: 0; ClickCount: 0; Component: nil;
      Window: nil; WindowPoint: (X: 0; Y: 0));
 
 var