diff --git a/base/properties.cpp b/base/properties.cpp
index cde4d69e3..ca8e96fc4 100644
--- a/base/properties.cpp
+++ b/base/properties.cpp
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <chrono>
+#include <limits>
 #include <string>
 
 #include <android-base/parseint.h>
@@ -109,7 +110,7 @@ static void WaitForPropertyCallback(void* data_ptr, const char*, const char* val
 static void DurationToTimeSpec(timespec& ts, const std::chrono::milliseconds d) {
   auto s = std::chrono::duration_cast<std::chrono::seconds>(d);
   auto ns = std::chrono::duration_cast<std::chrono::nanoseconds>(d - s);
-  ts.tv_sec = s.count();
+  ts.tv_sec = std::min<std::chrono::seconds::rep>(s.count(), std::numeric_limits<time_t>::max());
   ts.tv_nsec = ns.count();
 }