diff --git a/libbitdht/src/util/bdnet.h b/libbitdht/src/util/bdnet.h
index 1fbf18654..506281277 100644
--- a/libbitdht/src/util/bdnet.h
+++ b/libbitdht/src/util/bdnet.h
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ int bdnet_checkTTL(int fd);
 
 #define ECONNRESET      104
 
-#define ETIMEDOUT       110
+#define ETIMEDOUT       10060 // value from pthread.h
 #define ECONNREFUSED    111
 #define EHOSTDOWN       112
 #define EHOSTUNREACH    113
diff --git a/libretroshare/src/pqi/pqinetwork.h b/libretroshare/src/pqi/pqinetwork.h
index 70b5b1a42..fb2f8596b 100644
--- a/libretroshare/src/pqi/pqinetwork.h
+++ b/libretroshare/src/pqi/pqinetwork.h
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ extern int errno; /* Define extern errno, to duplicate unix behaviour */
 
 #define ECONNRESET      104
 
-#define ETIMEDOUT       110
+#define ETIMEDOUT       10060 // value from pthread.h
 #define ECONNREFUSED    111
 #define EHOSTDOWN       112
 #define EHOSTUNREACH    113