diff --git a/include/cppcore/platform/select.inl b/include/cppcore/platform/select.inl
index ee351e6..c6086a9 100644
--- a/include/cppcore/platform/select.inl
+++ b/include/cppcore/platform/select.inl
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ namespace cppcore
     {
         using duration_type = std::chrono::duration<T_rep, T_period>;
 
-        auto tmp = duration_cast<timespec>(timeout);
+        auto tmp = duration_cast<timeval>(timeout);
         auto ret = ::select(fd_count, &read, &write, &except, &tmp);
         if (ret < 0)
             return __impl::throw_select_error(errno);