diff --git a/.pick_status.json b/.pick_status.json
index 6b9cdaf2946..236bfb93113 100644
--- a/.pick_status.json
+++ b/.pick_status.json
@@ -895,7 +895,7 @@
         "description": "util: futex fixes for OpenBSD",
         "nominated": true,
         "nomination_type": 1,
-        "resolution": 0,
+        "resolution": 1,
         "master_sha": null,
         "because_sha": "c91997b6c4395831a8de2b84e6ea2ff981a00e4b"
     },
diff --git a/src/util/futex.h b/src/util/futex.h
index 4d712e2ef2d..43097f4cd5b 100644
--- a/src/util/futex.h
+++ b/src/util/futex.h
@@ -100,9 +100,16 @@ static inline int futex_wake(uint32_t *addr, int count)
 
 static inline int futex_wait(uint32_t *addr, int32_t value, const struct timespec *timeout)
 {
-   struct timespec tsrel, tsnow;
-   clock_gettime(CLOCK_MONOTONIC, &tsnow); 
-   timespecsub(timeout, &tsrel, &tsrel);
+   struct timespec tsnow, tsrel;
+
+   if (timeout == NULL)
+      return futex(addr, FUTEX_WAIT, value, NULL, NULL);
+
+   clock_gettime(CLOCK_MONOTONIC, &tsnow);
+   if (timespeccmp(&tsnow, timeout, <))
+      timespecsub(timeout, &tsnow, &tsrel);
+   else
+      timespecclear(&tsrel);
    return futex(addr, FUTEX_WAIT, value, &tsrel, NULL);
 }