diff --git a/src/event/modules/ngx_kqueue_module.c b/src/event/modules/ngx_kqueue_module.c
index 454d7db..bf37bf5 100644
--- a/src/event/modules/ngx_kqueue_module.c
+++ b/src/event/modules/ngx_kqueue_module.c
@@ -383,7 +383,12 @@
         }
     }
 
-    if (timer) {
+    if (timer == -1) {
+        ts.tv_sec = 0;
+        ts.tv_nsec = 0;
+        tp = &ts;
+
+    } else if (timer) {
         ts.tv_sec = timer / 1000;
         ts.tv_nsec = (timer % 1000) * 1000000;
         tp = &ts;