diff --git a/quicp2p.nim b/quicp2p.nim
index 11c66e1..ebac3f9 100644
--- a/quicp2p.nim
+++ b/quicp2p.nim
@@ -43,8 +43,8 @@ proc PEM_read_PrivateKey(fp: File, x: ptr EVP_PKEY,
 proc EVP_PKEY_free(key: EVP_PKEY) {.importc, dynlib: DLLSSLName, cdecl.}
 
 proc getRelativeTimeout(ctx: QuicP2PContext): int32 =
-  ## Obtain the absolute int64 timeout (in microseconds) from quicly and convert
-  ## it to the relative int32 timeout (in milliseconds) expected by poll.
+  ## Obtain the absolute int64 timeout from quicly and convert it to the
+  ## relative int32 timeout expected by poll.
   result = 0
   var nextTimeout = int64.high
   var now = ctx.quiclyCtx.now.cb(ctx.quiclyCtx.now)
@@ -53,9 +53,7 @@ proc getRelativeTimeout(ctx: QuicP2PContext): int32 =
     if connTimeout < nextTimeout:
       nextTimeout = connTimeout
   if now < nextTimeout:
-    # calculate time until nextTimeout and convert from microseconds to
-    # milliseconds
-    let delta = (nextTimeout - now) div 1_000
+    let delta = nextTimeout - now
     result = min(delta, int32.high).int32
 
 proc onStopSending(stream: ptr quicly_stream_t, err: cint) {.cdecl.} =