diff --git a/src/timer.c b/src/timer.c
index deffcf3..dcb9fa0 100644
--- a/src/timer.c
+++ b/src/timer.c
@@ -16,12 +16,8 @@ void patty_timer_start(struct timeval *timer,
     timer->tv_usec = (ms % 1000) * 1000;
 
     if (timercmp(timer, target, >)) {
-        struct timeval res;
-
-        timeradd(timer, target, &res);
-
-        timer->tv_sec  = res.tv_sec;
-        timer->tv_usec = res.tv_usec;
+        target->tv_sec  = timer->tv_sec;
+        target->tv_usec = timer->tv_usec;
     }
 }