diff --git a/src/unix/unix_thread.c b/src/unix/unix_thread.c
index d95c337d1..f045d2820 100644
--- a/src/unix/unix_thread.c
+++ b/src/unix/unix_thread.c
@@ -101,11 +101,7 @@ thread_wait_event(event_t *handle, int timeout)
     event_pthread_t *event = (event_pthread_t *)handle;
     struct timespec abstime;
 
-#ifdef HAS_TIMESPEC_GET
-    timespec_get(&abstime, TIME_UTC);
-#else
     clock_gettime(CLOCK_REALTIME, &abstime);
-#endif
     abstime.tv_nsec += (timeout % 1000) * 1000000;
     abstime.tv_sec += (timeout / 1000);
     if (abstime.tv_nsec > 1000000000) {