diff --git a/mysql-test/lib/mtr_timer.pl b/mysql-test/lib/mtr_timer.pl
index 4c71e41fa0a..9bb37c7e3fc 100644
--- a/mysql-test/lib/mtr_timer.pl
+++ b/mysql-test/lib/mtr_timer.pl
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ sub mtr_timer_timeout ($$) {
 
   # We got a timeout
   my $name= $timers->{'pids'}->{$pid};
-  mtr_timer_stop($timers, $timers->{'timers'}->{$name});
+  mtr_timer_stop($timers, $name);
   return $name;
 }