diff --git a/lib/ChangeLog b/lib/ChangeLog
index dc8fae8..30eafa8 100644
--- a/lib/ChangeLog
+++ b/lib/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2004-10-11 Paul Jakma <paul@dishone.st>
+
+	* thread.c: (funcname_thread_add_timer) 
+	  (funcname_thread_add_timer_msec) Fix mistakes from last change.
+	  Pointed out by Liu Xin in [quagga-dev 1609].
+
 2004-10-10 Paul Jakma <paul@dishone.st>
 
 	* version.h.in: (pid_output*) add const qualifier.
diff --git a/lib/thread.c b/lib/thread.c
index 2847b8b..e1625e3 100644
--- a/lib/thread.c
+++ b/lib/thread.c
@@ -534,7 +534,7 @@
 
   assert (m != NULL);
 
-  trel.tv_sec += timer;
+  trel.tv_sec = timer;
   trel.tv_usec = 0;
 
   return funcname_thread_add_timer_timeval (m, func, arg, &trel, funcname);
@@ -552,8 +552,8 @@
 
   timer = 1000*timer; /* milli -> micro */
 
-  trel.tv_sec += timer / TIMER_SECOND_MICRO;
-  trel.tv_usec += (timer % TIMER_SECOND_MICRO);
+  trel.tv_sec = timer / TIMER_SECOND_MICRO;
+  trel.tv_usec = (timer % TIMER_SECOND_MICRO);
 
   return funcname_thread_add_timer_timeval (m, func, arg, &trel, funcname);
 }