1 files changed, 8 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/src/lib/libc/net/rcmd.c b/src/lib/libc/net/rcmd.c
index 5ef4404001..600565a235 100644
--- a/src/lib/libc/net/rcmd.c
+++ b/src/lib/libc/net/rcmd.c
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
 #include <ctype.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <syslog.h>
+#include <time.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <poll.h>
 
@@ -66,7 +67,8 @@ rcmd_af(char **ahost, int porta, const char *locuser, const char *remuser,
         struct sockaddr_storage from;
         sigset_t oldmask, mask;
         pid_t pid;
-        int s, lport, timo;
+        int s, lport;
+        struct timespec timo;
         char c, *p;
         int refused;
         in_port_t rport = porta;
@@ -110,10 +112,11 @@ rcmd_af(char **ahost, int porta, const char *locuser, const char *remuser,
 
         r = res;
         refused = 0;
+        timespecclear(&timo);
         sigemptyset(&mask);
         sigaddset(&mask, SIGURG);
         sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, &mask, &oldmask);
-        for (timo = 1, lport = IPPORT_RESERVED - 1;;) {
+        for (timo.tv_sec = 1, lport = IPPORT_RESERVED - 1;;) {
                 s = rresvport_af(&lport, r->ai_family);
                 if (s < 0) {
                         if (errno == EAGAIN)
@@ -161,9 +164,9 @@ rcmd_af(char **ahost, int porta, const char *locuser, const char *remuser,
                         (void)fprintf(stderr, "Trying %s...\n", hbuf);
                         continue;
                 }
-                if (refused && timo <= 16) {
-                        (void)sleep(timo);
-                        timo *= 2;
+                if (refused && timo.tv_sec <= 16) {
+                        (void)nanosleep(&timo, NULL);
+                        timo.tv_sec *= 2;
                         r = res;
                         refused = 0;
                         continue;