diff --git a/src/uu/uptime/src/uptime.rs b/src/uu/uptime/src/uptime.rs
index a7ff10810..53133dc79 100644
--- a/src/uu/uptime/src/uptime.rs
+++ b/src/uu/uptime/src/uptime.rs
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ fn get_uptime(boot_time: Option<time_t>) -> i64 {
             Some(t) => {
                 let now = time::get_time().sec;
                 let boottime = t as i64;
-                (now - boottime)
+                now - boottime
             }
             _ => -1,
         }