diff --git a/src/fix_ave_time.cpp b/src/fix_ave_time.cpp
index 26bbbc9043..3994b54270 100644
--- a/src/fix_ave_time.cpp
+++ b/src/fix_ave_time.cpp
@@ -988,7 +988,7 @@ double FixAveTime::compute_vector(int i)
   if (i >= nrows) return 0.0;
   if (norm) {
     if (mode == SCALAR) return vector_total[i]/norm;
-    if (mode == VECTOR) return array_total[i][0];
+    if (mode == VECTOR) return array_total[i][0]/norm;
   }
   return 0.0;
 }