diff --git a/src/base/stats/units.hh b/src/base/stats/units.hh
index 5b785b4262..b2dfefa19e 100644
--- a/src/base/stats/units.hh
+++ b/src/base/stats/units.hh
@@ -47,10 +47,9 @@
 #define UNIT_RATE(T1, T2) Stats::Units::Rate<T1, T2>::get()
 #define UNIT_RATIO Stats::Units::Ratio::get()
 #define UNIT_COUNT Stats::Units::Count::get()
+#define UNIT_WATT Stats::Units::Watt::get()
 #define UNIT_UNSPECIFIED Stats::Units::Unspecified::get()
 
-#define UNIT_WATT UNIT_RATE(Stats::Units::Joule, Stats::Units::Second)
-
 namespace Stats {
 
 /**