--- libev/event.c	2009/01/07 20:45:52	1.41
+++ libev/event.c	2010/05/10 20:01:45	1.42
@@ -74,7 +74,10 @@
 ev_tv_get (struct timeval *tv)
 {
   if (tv)
-    return tv->tv_sec + tv->tv_usec * 1e-6;
+    {
+      ev_tstamp after = tv->tv_sec + tv->tv_usec * 1e-6;
+      return after ? after : 1e-6;
+    }
   else
     return -1.;
 }