diff --git a/core/sys/linux/sys.odin b/core/sys/linux/sys.odin
index d7aaed0b5..d6a03186b 100644
--- a/core/sys/linux/sys.odin
+++ b/core/sys/linux/sys.odin
@@ -2411,7 +2411,11 @@ epoll_wait :: proc(epfd: Fd, events: [^]EPoll_Event, count: i32, timeout: i32) -
 		return errno_unwrap(ret, i32)
 	} else {
 		// Convert milliseconds to nanosecond timespec
-		ret := syscall(SYS_epoll_pwait, epfd, events, count, timeout, nil)
+		timeout_ns := Time_Spec {
+			time_sec = timeout * 1000,
+			time_nsec = 0,
+		}
+		ret := syscall(SYS_epoll_pwait, epfd, events, count, &timeout_ns, rawptr(nil))
 		return errno_unwrap(ret, i32)
 	}
 }