diff --git a/src/kits/app/Looper.cpp b/src/kits/app/Looper.cpp
index c4ed1be822..91d47101ab 100644
--- a/src/kits/app/Looper.cpp
+++ b/src/kits/app/Looper.cpp
@@ -581,7 +581,7 @@ bool BLooper::IsLocked() const
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 status_t BLooper::LockWithTimeout(bigtime_t timeout)
 {
-	return _Lock(this, -1, B_INFINITE_TIMEOUT);
+	return _Lock(this, -1, timeout);
 }
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 thread_id BLooper::Thread() const