diff --git a/dwmblocks.c b/dwmblocks.c
index ce68340..169a31d 100644
--- a/dwmblocks.c
+++ b/dwmblocks.c
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #include<unistd.h>
 #include<signal.h>
 #include <time.h>
+#include <math.h>
 #ifndef NO_X
 #include<X11/Xlib.h>
 #endif
@@ -167,7 +168,10 @@ void statusloop() {
     }
     int i = 0;
     getcmds(-1);
-    const struct timespec sleeptime = { 0, interval * 1000000 };
+    long nsec_part = interval * 1000000;
+    time_t sec_part = floor(nsec_part / 1000000000.0);
+    nsec_part -= sec_part * 1000000000l;
+    const struct timespec sleeptime = { sec_part, nsec_part };
     struct timespec tosleep = sleeptime;
     while (statuscontinue) {
         if (nanosleep(&tosleep, &tosleep) < 0) {