diff --git a/src/timer.c b/src/timer.c
index 6852983..7bc2690 100644
--- a/src/timer.c
+++ b/src/timer.c
@@ -134,10 +134,10 @@ struct timeval *osmo_timers_nearest(void)
 {
        static struct timeval no_timers = { 0, 0 };

-       if (nearest_p != NULL && !timerisset(nearest_p))
+       if (nearest_p != NULL)
                return nearest_p;
        else
-               return &no_timers;
+               return NULL;
 }

 static void update_nearest(struct timeval *cand, struct timeval *current)