diff --git a/src/os/portable/os-impl-bsd-select.c b/src/os/portable/os-impl-bsd-select.c
index dbfb19622..fb2a91666 100644
--- a/src/os/portable/os-impl-bsd-select.c
+++ b/src/os/portable/os-impl-bsd-select.c
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ static int32 OS_DoSelect(int maxfd, fd_set *rd_set, fd_set *wr_set, int32 msecs)
             if (tv.tv_usec < 0)
             {
                 tv.tv_usec += 1000000;
-                ++tv.tv_sec;
+                --tv.tv_sec;
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/src/unit-test-coverage/portable/src/coveragetest-bsd-select.c b/src/unit-test-coverage/portable/src/coveragetest-bsd-select.c
index fd2f7951c..8754533fe 100644
--- a/src/unit-test-coverage/portable/src/coveragetest-bsd-select.c
+++ b/src/unit-test-coverage/portable/src/coveragetest-bsd-select.c
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 #include "os-shared-idmap.h"
 
 #include <OCS_sys_select.h>
+#include <OCS_errno.h>
 
 void Test_OS_SelectSingle_Impl(void)
 {
@@ -39,6 +40,7 @@ void Test_OS_SelectSingle_Impl(void)
     OS_object_token_t   token;
     struct OCS_timespec nowtime;
     struct OCS_timespec latertime;
+    struct OCS_timespec latertime2;
 
     memset(&token, 0, sizeof(token));
 
@@ -52,6 +54,23 @@ void Test_OS_SelectSingle_Impl(void)
     SelectFlags = 0;
     OSAPI_TEST_FUNCTION_RC(OS_SelectSingle_Impl, (&token, &SelectFlags, 0), OS_SUCCESS);
 
+    /* try a case where select() needs to be repeated to achieve the desired wait time */
+    UT_SetDefaultReturnValue(UT_KEY(OCS_select), -1);
+    OCS_errno = OCS_EINTR;
+    UT_SetDeferredRetcode(UT_KEY(OCS_select), 2, 0);
+    SelectFlags        = OS_STREAM_STATE_READABLE | OS_STREAM_STATE_WRITABLE;
+    nowtime.tv_sec     = 1;
+    nowtime.tv_nsec    = 0;
+    latertime.tv_sec   = 1;
+    latertime.tv_nsec  = 800000000;
+    latertime2.tv_sec  = 2;
+    latertime2.tv_nsec = 200000000;
+    UT_SetDataBuffer(UT_KEY(OCS_clock_gettime), &nowtime, sizeof(nowtime), false);
+    UT_SetDataBuffer(UT_KEY(OCS_clock_gettime), &nowtime, sizeof(nowtime), false);
+    UT_SetDataBuffer(UT_KEY(OCS_clock_gettime), &latertime, sizeof(latertime), false);
+    UT_SetDataBuffer(UT_KEY(OCS_clock_gettime), &latertime2, sizeof(latertime2), false);
+    OSAPI_TEST_FUNCTION_RC(OS_SelectSingle_Impl, (&token, &SelectFlags, 1200), OS_ERROR_TIMEOUT);
+
     UT_SetDefaultReturnValue(UT_KEY(OCS_select), 0);
     SelectFlags       = OS_STREAM_STATE_READABLE | OS_STREAM_STATE_WRITABLE;
     nowtime.tv_sec    = 1;
@@ -63,6 +82,7 @@ void Test_OS_SelectSingle_Impl(void)
     OSAPI_TEST_FUNCTION_RC(OS_SelectSingle_Impl, (&token, &SelectFlags, 999), OS_ERROR_TIMEOUT);
 
     UT_SetDefaultReturnValue(UT_KEY(OCS_select), -1);
+    OCS_errno         = OCS_ETIMEDOUT;
     SelectFlags       = OS_STREAM_STATE_READABLE | OS_STREAM_STATE_WRITABLE;
     nowtime.tv_sec    = 1;
     nowtime.tv_nsec   = 0;