Index: corelib/timer.c
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--- corelib/timer.c     (revision 1398)
+++ corelib/timer.c     (working copy)
@@ -83,6 +83,9 @@
                                 "reports a resolution of %ld nanosec. "
                                 "Timing may be unreliable!\n", nano,
                                 res.tv_nsec);
+
+                       /* Reset the interval to a sane value */
+                       t->interval = (res.tv_nsec / 1000) + 1;
                }
        }
 }