diff --git a/src/module.c b/src/module.c
index 1671934b8..4dbc57ad6 100644
--- a/src/module.c
+++ b/src/module.c
@@ -5905,10 +5905,10 @@ size_t RM_MallocSize(void* ptr){
  * 0 - no memory limit
  * 100 and above, memory limit reached.
  */
-float RM_GetUsedMemoryPercentage(){
+float RM_GetUsedMemoryRatio(){
     float level;
     getMaxmemoryState(NULL, NULL, NULL, &level);
-    return level * 100;
+    return level;
 }
 
 /* --------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -6991,6 +6991,6 @@ void moduleRegisterCoreAPI(void) {
     REGISTER_API(BlockClientOnKeys);
     REGISTER_API(SignalKeyAsReady);
     REGISTER_API(GetBlockedClientReadyKey);
-    REGISTER_API(GetUsedMemoryPercentage);
+    REGISTER_API(GetUsedMemoryRatio);
     REGISTER_API(MallocSize);
 }
diff --git a/src/redismodule.h b/src/redismodule.h
index 259ea2532..c09e03541 100644
--- a/src/redismodule.h
+++ b/src/redismodule.h
@@ -633,7 +633,7 @@ int REDISMODULE_API_FUNC(RedisModule_CommandFilterArgDelete)(RedisModuleCommandF
 int REDISMODULE_API_FUNC(RedisModule_Fork)(RedisModuleForkDoneHandler cb, void *user_data);
 int REDISMODULE_API_FUNC(RedisModule_ExitFromChild)(int retcode);
 int REDISMODULE_API_FUNC(RedisModule_KillForkChild)(int child_pid);
-float REDISMODULE_API_FUNC(RedisModule_GetUsedMemoryPercentage)();
+float REDISMODULE_API_FUNC(RedisModule_GetUsedMemoryRatio)();
 size_t REDISMODULE_API_FUNC(RedisModule_MallocSize)(void* ptr);
 #endif
 
@@ -844,7 +844,7 @@ static int RedisModule_Init(RedisModuleCtx *ctx, const char *name, int ver, int
     REDISMODULE_GET_API(Fork);
     REDISMODULE_GET_API(ExitFromChild);
     REDISMODULE_GET_API(KillForkChild);
-    REDISMODULE_GET_API(GetUsedMemoryPercentage);
+    REDISMODULE_GET_API(GetUsedMemoryRatio);
     REDISMODULE_GET_API(MallocSize);
 #endif