diff --git a/src/time/time.go b/src/time/time.go
index 68bc14f2be..d77074c5c2 100644
--- a/src/time/time.go
+++ b/src/time/time.go
@@ -824,7 +824,7 @@ func (d Duration) Abs() Duration {
 	case d == minDuration:
 		return maxDuration
 	default:
-		return -1 * d
+		return -d
 	}
 }