diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 98fb162882..5ef9814516 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 	* sysdeps/pthread/timer_routines.c: Include <timer_routines.h> instead
 	of <nptl/pthreadP.h>
 	(thread_attr_compare): Move function to...
+	[!defined DELAYTIMER_MAX] (DELAYTIMER_MAX): Define to INT_MAX.
 	* sysdeps/nptl/timer_routines.h: ... new header.
 
 2018-02-26  Joseph Myers  <joseph@codesourcery.com>
diff --git a/sysdeps/pthread/timer_routines.c b/sysdeps/pthread/timer_routines.c
index 84861b9557..940db62b25 100644
--- a/sysdeps/pthread/timer_routines.c
+++ b/sysdeps/pthread/timer_routines.c
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@
 #include "posix-timer.h"
 #include <internaltypes.h>
 
+#ifndef DELAYTIMER_MAX
+# define DELAYTIMER_MAX INT_MAX
+#endif
 
 /* Number of threads used.  */
 #define THREAD_MAXNODES	16