diff --git a/lib/multi.c b/lib/multi.c
index c59145414f09e9e47c2423a48a65da2c6de54d03..674f7a91303412d2f18355747be9fcc0813d2452 100644
--- a/lib/multi.c
+++ b/lib/multi.c
@@ -1311,7 +1311,8 @@ void Curl_expire(struct SessionHandle *data, long milli)
       if(rc)
         infof(data, "Internal error clearing splay node = %d\n", rc);
       infof(data, "Expire cleared\n");
-      nowp->tv_sec = nowp->tv_usec = 0;
+      nowp->tv_sec = 0;
+      nowp->tv_sec = 0;
     }
   }
   else {