diff --git a/ospfd/ospf_nsm.c b/ospfd/ospf_nsm.c
index 1d10084..bfd565e 100644
--- a/ospfd/ospf_nsm.c
+++ b/ospfd/ospf_nsm.c
@@ -826,7 +826,7 @@
   if (state == NSM_Init)
     {
       OSPF_ISM_TIMER_OFF (oi->t_hello);
-      OSPF_ISM_TIMER_ON (oi->t_hello, ospf_hello_timer, 1);
+      OSPF_ISM_TIMER_MSEC_ON (oi->t_hello, ospf_hello_timer, 1);
     }
 
   /* Preserve old status? */