diff --git a/src/simulator/nstime.h b/src/simulator/nstime.h
index d897e9871..43a6b70b2 100644
--- a/src/simulator/nstime.h
+++ b/src/simulator/nstime.h
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ public:
   Scalar ();
   Scalar (double scalar);
   Scalar (TimeUnit<0> scalar);
-  double Get (void) const;
+  double GetDouble (void) const;
 };
 
 typedef TimeUnit<-1> TimeInvert;
diff --git a/src/simulator/time.cc b/src/simulator/time.cc
index 7d0509633..894f73be7 100644
--- a/src/simulator/time.cc
+++ b/src/simulator/time.cc
@@ -98,6 +98,12 @@ Scalar::Scalar (double scalar)
   : TimeUnit<0> (HighPrecision (scalar))
 {}
 
+double
+Scalar::GetDouble (void) const
+{
+  return GetHighPrecision ().GetDouble ();
+}
+
 }; // namespace ns3