diff --git a/system/lib/pthread/emscripten_futex_wait.c b/system/lib/pthread/emscripten_futex_wait.c
index cf2b01c8df6a5..291ecc18df01f 100644
--- a/system/lib/pthread/emscripten_futex_wait.c
+++ b/system/lib/pthread/emscripten_futex_wait.c
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ int emscripten_futex_wait(volatile void *addr, uint32_t val, double max_wait_ms)
     }
     // If remainder_ns is negative it means we want wait forever, and we don't
     // need to decrement remainder_ns in that case.
-    if (wakeup_interval && remainder_ns > 0) {
+    if (wakeup_interval && remainder_ns >= 0) {
       remainder_ns -= wakeup_interval;
       if (remainder_ns <= 0) {
         break;