--- a/trickle-overload.c
+++ b/trickle-overload.c
@@ -371,6 +371,8 @@
 	if ((delaytv = getdelay(sd, &len, which)) == NULL)
 		return (NULL);
 
+     delaytv->tv_sec  = delaytv->tv_usec / 1000;
+     delaytv->tv_usec = delaytv->tv_usec - (delaytv->tv_sec * 1000);
 	safe_printv(3, "[trickle] Delaying socket (%s) %d "
 	    "by %ld seconds %ld microseconds",
 	    which == 0 ? "write" : "read", sd->sock,