diff --git a/common/utils/src/main/java/org/graalvm/buildtools/agent/AgentConfiguration.java b/common/utils/src/main/java/org/graalvm/buildtools/agent/AgentConfiguration.java
index 1299d358..07e070ce 100644
--- a/common/utils/src/main/java/org/graalvm/buildtools/agent/AgentConfiguration.java
+++ b/common/utils/src/main/java/org/graalvm/buildtools/agent/AgentConfiguration.java
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ private void addDefaultAccessFilter() {
             }
 
             long pid = ProcessHandle.current().pid();
-            long time = System.currentTimeMillis();
+            long time = System.nanoTime();
             Path tmpAccessFilter = agentDir.resolve(ACCESS_FILTER_PREFIX + '_' + pid  + '_' + time  + '_' + ACCESS_FILTER_SUFFIX);
             Files.copy(accessFilterData, tmpAccessFilter);