diff --git a/httplib.h b/httplib.h
index 2e2e1e2..8a45b0c 100644
--- a/httplib.h
+++ b/httplib.h
@@ -2709,8 +2709,8 @@ inline socket_t create_client_socket(
                      sizeof(timeout));
 #else
           timeval tv;
-          tv.tv_sec = static_cast<long>(read_timeout_sec);
-          tv.tv_usec = static_cast<decltype(tv.tv_usec)>(read_timeout_usec);
+          tv.tv_sec = static_cast<long>(write_timeout_sec);
+          tv.tv_usec = static_cast<decltype(tv.tv_usec)>(write_timeout_usec);
           setsockopt(sock2, SOL_SOCKET, SO_SNDTIMEO, (char *)&tv, sizeof(tv));
 #endif
         }
@@ -5281,8 +5281,8 @@ inline bool Server::listen_internal() {
                    sizeof(timeout));
 #else
         timeval tv;
-        tv.tv_sec = static_cast<long>(read_timeout_sec_);
-        tv.tv_usec = static_cast<decltype(tv.tv_usec)>(read_timeout_usec_);
+        tv.tv_sec = static_cast<long>(write_timeout_sec_);
+        tv.tv_usec = static_cast<decltype(tv.tv_usec)>(write_timeout_usec_);
         setsockopt(sock, SOL_SOCKET, SO_SNDTIMEO, (char *)&tv, sizeof(tv));
 #endif
       }