--- ntpclient-2007-365-orig/ntpclient.c	2008-01-01 12:46:10.000000000 +1030
+++ ntpclient-2007-365/ntpclient.c	2010-09-03 16:44:54.081466206 +0930
@@ -509,14 +509,15 @@
 				if (errno != EINTR) perror("select");
 				continue;
 			}
-			if (to.tv_sec == 0) {
-				if (probes_sent >= ntpc->probe_count &&
-					ntpc->probe_count != 0) break;
-				send_packet(usd,ntpc->time_of_send);
-				++probes_sent;
-				to.tv_sec=ntpc->cycle_time;
-				to.tv_usec=0;
-			}
+
+			/* to.tv_sec never returns 0 for uClinux, so if-then removed */
+
+			if (probes_sent >= ntpc->probe_count &&
+				ntpc->probe_count != 0) break;
+			send_packet(usd,ntpc->time_of_send);
+			++probes_sent;
+			to.tv_sec=ntpc->cycle_time;
+			to.tv_usec=0;
 			continue;
 		}
 		pack_len=recvfrom(usd,incoming,sizeof_incoming,0,