diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-good/sys/osxaudio/gstosxcoreaudio.c b/subprojects/gst-plugins-good/sys/osxaudio/gstosxcoreaudio.c
index 758a4622e5..3d6a88a63b 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-good/sys/osxaudio/gstosxcoreaudio.c
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-good/sys/osxaudio/gstosxcoreaudio.c
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ gst_core_audio_init (GstCoreAudio * core_audio)
   core_audio->disabled_mixing = FALSE;
 #endif
 
+  mach_timebase_info (&core_audio->timebase);
   g_mutex_init (&core_audio->timing_lock);
 }
 
@@ -108,6 +109,21 @@ _audio_unit_property_listener (void *inRefCon, AudioUnit inUnit,
   }
 }
 
+static GstClockTime
+_current_time_ns (GstCoreAudio * core_audio)
+{
+  guint64 mach_t = mach_absolute_time ();
+  return gst_util_uint64_scale (mach_t, core_audio->timebase.numer,
+      core_audio->timebase.denom);
+}
+
+static GstClockTime
+_host_time_to_ns (GstCoreAudio * core_audio, uint64_t host_time)
+{
+  return gst_util_uint64_scale (host_time, core_audio->timebase.numer,
+      core_audio->timebase.denom);
+}
+
 /**************************
  *       Public API       *
  *************************/
@@ -214,7 +230,7 @@ gboolean
 gst_core_audio_get_samples_and_latency (GstCoreAudio * core_audio,
     gdouble rate, guint * samples, gdouble * latency)
 {
-  uint64_t now_ns = AudioConvertHostTimeToNanos (AudioGetCurrentHostTime ());
+  uint64_t now_ns = _current_time_ns (core_audio);
   gboolean ret = gst_core_audio_get_samples_and_latency_impl (core_audio, rate,
       samples, latency);
 
@@ -224,8 +240,7 @@ gst_core_audio_get_samples_and_latency (GstCoreAudio * core_audio,
   CORE_AUDIO_TIMING_LOCK (core_audio);
 
   uint32_t samples_remain = 0;
-  uint64_t anchor_ns =
-      AudioConvertHostTimeToNanos (core_audio->anchor_hosttime);
+  uint64_t anchor_ns = core_audio->anchor_hosttime_ns;
 
   if (core_audio->is_src) {
     int64_t captured_ns =
@@ -292,14 +307,15 @@ gst_core_audio_update_timing (GstCoreAudio * core_audio,
       kAudioTimeStampSampleHostTimeValid | kAudioTimeStampRateScalarValid;
 
   if ((inTimeStamp->mFlags & target_flags) == target_flags) {
-    core_audio->anchor_hosttime = inTimeStamp->mHostTime;
+    core_audio->anchor_hosttime_ns =
+        _host_time_to_ns (core_audio, inTimeStamp->mHostTime);
     core_audio->anchor_pend_samples = inNumberFrames;
     core_audio->rate_scalar = inTimeStamp->mRateScalar;
 
     GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (core_audio,
         "anchor hosttime_ns %" G_GUINT64_FORMAT
         " scalar_rate %f anchor_pend_samples %u",
-        AudioConvertHostTimeToNanos (core_audio->anchor_hosttime),
+        core_audio->anchor_hosttime_ns,
         core_audio->rate_scalar, core_audio->anchor_pend_samples);
   }
 }
diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-good/sys/osxaudio/gstosxcoreaudio.h b/subprojects/gst-plugins-good/sys/osxaudio/gstosxcoreaudio.h
index 1a1eed6eea..2ea32f2e3b 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-good/sys/osxaudio/gstosxcoreaudio.h
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-good/sys/osxaudio/gstosxcoreaudio.h
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
   #endif
 #endif
 #include <AudioUnit/AudioUnit.h>
+#include <mach/mach_time.h>
 #include "gstosxaudioelement.h"
 
 
@@ -111,8 +112,9 @@ struct _GstCoreAudio
   AudioDeviceIOProcID procID;
 #endif
 
+  mach_timebase_info_data_t timebase;
   GMutex timing_lock;
-  uint64_t anchor_hosttime;
+  uint64_t anchor_hosttime_ns;
   uint32_t anchor_pend_samples;
   float rate_scalar;
 };
diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-good/sys/osxaudio/gstosxcoreaudiocommon.h b/subprojects/gst-plugins-good/sys/osxaudio/gstosxcoreaudiocommon.h
index eb4fda8ed1..f97b7cd352 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-good/sys/osxaudio/gstosxcoreaudiocommon.h
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-good/sys/osxaudio/gstosxcoreaudiocommon.h
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@
 #include "gstosxcoreaudio.h"
 #include <gst/audio/audio-channels.h>
 
+G_BEGIN_DECLS
+
 typedef struct
 {
   GMutex lock;
@@ -66,3 +68,5 @@ OSStatus gst_core_audio_render_notify                     (GstCoreAudio * core_a
 AudioChannelLabel gst_audio_channel_position_to_core_audio (GstAudioChannelPosition position, int channel);
 
 GstAudioChannelPosition gst_core_audio_channel_label_to_gst (AudioChannelLabel label, int channel, gboolean warn);
+
+G_END_DECLS