diff --git a/repos/dde_linux/src/lib/lxip/timer_handler.cc b/repos/dde_linux/src/lib/lxip/timer_handler.cc
index 61c289e8c3..9b19af79f7 100644
--- a/repos/dde_linux/src/lib/lxip/timer_handler.cc
+++ b/repos/dde_linux/src/lib/lxip/timer_handler.cc
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ class Lx::Timer
 			if (!ctx)
 				return 0;
 
-			int rv = ctx->timeout != Context::INVALID_TIMEOUT ? 1 : 0;
+			int rv = ctx->pending ? 1 : 0;
 
 			_list.remove(ctx);
 			destroy(&_timer_alloc, ctx);
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ class Lx::Timer
 			 * If timer was already active return 1, otherwise 0. The return
 			 * value is needed by mod_timer().
 			 */
-			int rv = ctx->timeout != Context::INVALID_TIMEOUT ? 1 : 0;
+			int rv = ctx->pending ? 1 : 0;
 
 			_schedule_timer(ctx, expires);