diff --git a/include/spdlog/details/pattern_formatter-inl.h b/include/spdlog/details/pattern_formatter-inl.h
index 41614d0f..1f39bbb6 100644
--- a/include/spdlog/details/pattern_formatter-inl.h
+++ b/include/spdlog/details/pattern_formatter-inl.h
@@ -878,7 +878,7 @@ public:
 
     void format(const details::log_msg &msg, const std::tm &, memory_buf_t &dest) override
     {
-        auto delta = msg.time - last_message_time_;
+        auto delta = std::max(msg.time - last_message_time_, log_clock::duration::zero());
         auto delta_units = std::chrono::duration_cast<DurationUnits>(delta);
         last_message_time_ = msg.time;
         ScopedPadder p(6, padinfo_, dest);