diff --git a/legacy/ecore/src/lib/ecore/ecore_main.c b/legacy/ecore/src/lib/ecore/ecore_main.c
index e620077a93..33fcb8ab0f 100644
--- a/legacy/ecore/src/lib/ecore/ecore_main.c
+++ b/legacy/ecore/src/lib/ecore/ecore_main.c
@@ -663,7 +663,7 @@ _ecore_main_loop_iterate_internal(int once_only)
 		       if (_ecore_signal_count_get() > 0) have_signal = 1;
 		       if (have_event || have_signal) break;
 		       next_time = _ecore_timer_next_get();
-		       if (next_time < 0) goto start_loop;
+		       if (next_time <= 0) break;
 		       if (do_quit) break;
 		    }
                   _ecore_loop_time = ecore_time_get();