diff --git a/daemon/main.c b/daemon/main.c
index 286063409..ff5a9fef8 100644
--- a/daemon/main.c
+++ b/daemon/main.c
@@ -135,7 +135,6 @@ struct interface_config_callback_arg {
 static void sighandler(gpointer x) {
 	sigset_t ss;
 	int ret;
-	struct timespec ts;
 
 	sigemptyset(&ss);
 	sigaddset(&ss, SIGINT);
@@ -144,12 +143,9 @@ static void sighandler(gpointer x) {
 	sigaddset(&ss, SIGUSR1);
 	sigaddset(&ss, SIGUSR2);
 
-	ts.tv_sec = thread_sleep_time / 1000;
-	ts.tv_nsec = (thread_sleep_time % 1000) * 1000 * 1000;
-
 	while (!rtpe_shutdown) {
 		thread_cancel_enable();
-		ret = sigtimedwait(&ss, NULL, &ts);
+		ret = sigwaitinfo(&ss, NULL);
 		thread_cancel_disable();
 
 		if (ret == -1) {
diff --git a/lib/auxlib.h b/lib/auxlib.h
index 9e28bc6ee..fb4ecd3f3 100644
--- a/lib/auxlib.h
+++ b/lib/auxlib.h
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ INLINE int __cond_timedwait_tv(cond_t *c, mutex_t *m, int64_t tv) {
 #ifndef ASAN_BUILD
 #define thread_cancel_enable() pthread_setcancelstate(PTHREAD_CANCEL_ENABLE, NULL)
 #define thread_cancel_disable() pthread_setcancelstate(PTHREAD_CANCEL_DISABLE, NULL)
-#define thread_sleep_time 10000 /* ms */
+#define thread_sleep_time -1 // forever
 #define thread_cleanup_push pthread_cleanup_push
 #define thread_cleanup_pop pthread_cleanup_pop
 #else