1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/cpp/include/qpid/sys/posix/Condition.h b/cpp/include/qpid/sys/posix/Condition.h
index 279039735a..36e7557ffd 100644
--- a/cpp/include/qpid/sys/posix/Condition.h
+++ b/cpp/include/qpid/sys/posix/Condition.h
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ void Condition::wait(Mutex& mutex) {
 
 bool Condition::wait(Mutex& mutex, const AbsTime& absoluteTime){
     struct timespec ts;
-    toTimespec(ts, Duration(absoluteTime));
+    toTimespec(ts, Duration(EPOCH, absoluteTime));
     int status = pthread_cond_timedwait(&condition, &mutex.mutex, &ts);
     if (status != 0) {
         if (status == ETIMEDOUT) return false;