diff --git a/src/peers.c b/src/peers.c
index 295a0a5a4..d3fef4ae3 100644
--- a/src/peers.c
+++ b/src/peers.c
@@ -1152,7 +1152,7 @@ static void peer_io_handler(struct appctx *appctx)
 									case STD_T_FRQP: {
 										struct freq_ctr_period data;
 
-										data.curr_tick = tick_add(now_ms, intdecode(&msg_cur, msg_end));
+										data.curr_tick = tick_add(now_ms, -intdecode(&msg_cur, msg_end));
 										if (!msg_cur) {
 											/* malformed message */
 											appctx->st0 = PEER_SESS_ST_ERRPROTO;