diff --git a/src/win32/timer.c b/src/win32/timer.c
index e9f78c1b11d5d384ad3c07d15536572ef569172f..4fe3d2b067cbecdc869630cc3e4f1a916b50baf8 100644
--- a/src/win32/timer.c
+++ b/src/win32/timer.c
@@ -80,9 +80,15 @@ void vlc_timer_schedule (vlc_timer_t timer, bool absolute,
             value = 0;
     }
 
+    DWORD val    = MS_FROM_VLC_TICK(value);
+    DWORD interv = MS_FROM_VLC_TICK(interval);
+    if (val == 0 && value != 0)
+        val = 1; /* rounding error */
+    if (interv == 0 && interval != 0)
+        interv = 1; /* rounding error */
+
     if (!CreateTimerQueueTimer(&timer->handle, NULL, vlc_timer_do, timer,
-                               MS_FROM_VLC_TICK(value),
-                               MS_FROM_VLC_TICK(interval), WT_EXECUTEDEFAULT))
+                               val, interv, WT_EXECUTEDEFAULT))
         abort ();
 }