diff --git a/src/util/vireventpoll.c b/src/util/vireventpoll.c
index c84ac20ff6cf56fc27d4bf173d3c69f0044c7c86..8a4c8bc8d230831b689133bd189030994c819c2f 100644
--- a/src/util/vireventpoll.c
+++ b/src/util/vireventpoll.c
@@ -358,7 +358,10 @@ static int virEventPollCalculateTimeout(int *timeout) {
         *timeout = -1;
     }
 
-    EVENT_DEBUG("Timeout at %llu due in %d ms", then, *timeout);
+    if (*timeout > -1)
+        EVENT_DEBUG("Timeout at %llu due in %d ms", then, *timeout);
+    else
+        EVENT_DEBUG("%s", "No timeout is pending");
 
     return 0;
 }