diff --git a/library/timing.c b/library/timing.c
index c70b78c..f1d8a1f 100644
--- a/library/timing.c
+++ b/library/timing.c
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@
     struct timeval tv;
 
     tv.tv_sec  = milliseconds / 1000;
-    tv.tv_usec = milliseconds * 1000;
+    tv.tv_usec = ( milliseconds % 1000 ) * 1000;
 
     select( 0, NULL, NULL, NULL, &tv );
 }