diff --git a/usr.sbin/nscd/query.c b/usr.sbin/nscd/query.c
index c233e19..abd8fab 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/nscd/query.c
+++ b/usr.sbin/nscd/query.c
@@ -1253,8 +1253,8 @@ init_query_state(int sockfd, size_t kevent_watermark, uid_t euid, gid_t egid)
 	retval->read_func = query_socket_read;
 
 	get_time_func(&retval->creation_time);
-	memcpy(&retval->timeout, &s_configuration->query_timeout,
-		sizeof(struct timeval));
+	retval->timeout.tv_usec = 0;
+	retval->timeout.tv_sec = s_configuration->query_timeout;
 
 	TRACE_OUT(init_query_state);
 	return (retval);