diff --git a/src/switch_time.c b/src/switch_time.c
index 1ee581453a..4a70b60fca 100644
--- a/src/switch_time.c
+++ b/src/switch_time.c
@@ -505,7 +505,7 @@ static switch_status_t _timerfd_check(switch_timer_t *timer, switch_bool_t step)
 	}
 
 	timerfd_gettime(it->fd, &val);
-	diff = val.it_interval.tv_nsec / 1000;
+	diff = val.it_value.tv_nsec / 1000;
 
 	if (diff > 0) {
 		/* still pending */