diff --git a/nsock/src/nsock_core.c b/nsock/src/nsock_core.c
index c8910e094..3c37d6a78 100644
--- a/nsock/src/nsock_core.c
+++ b/nsock/src/nsock_core.c
@@ -939,7 +939,7 @@ void process_event(mspool *nsp, gh_list *evlist, msevent *nse, int ev) {
       case NSE_TYPE_CONNECT_SSL:
         if (ev != EV_NONE)
           handle_connect_result(nsp, nse, NSE_STATUS_SUCCESS);
-        if (!nse->event_done && nse->timeout.tv_sec && !TIMEVAL_AFTER(nse->timeout, nsock_tod))
+        if (msevent_timedout(nse))
           handle_connect_result(nsp, nse, NSE_STATUS_TIMEOUT);
         break;
 
@@ -956,7 +956,7 @@ void process_event(mspool *nsp, gh_list *evlist, msevent *nse, int ev) {
         if (!nse->iod->ssl && match_r)
           handle_read_result(nsp, nse, NSE_STATUS_SUCCESS);
 
-        if (!nse->event_done && nse->timeout.tv_sec && !TIMEVAL_AFTER(nse->timeout, nsock_tod))
+        if (msevent_timedout(nse))
           handle_read_result(nsp, nse, NSE_STATUS_TIMEOUT);
         break;
 
@@ -973,12 +973,12 @@ void process_event(mspool *nsp, gh_list *evlist, msevent *nse, int ev) {
           if (!nse->iod->ssl && match_w)
             handle_write_result(nsp, nse, NSE_STATUS_SUCCESS);
 
-          if (!nse->event_done && nse->timeout.tv_sec && !TIMEVAL_AFTER(nse->timeout, nsock_tod))
+          if (msevent_timedout(nse))
             handle_write_result(nsp, nse, NSE_STATUS_TIMEOUT);
           break;
 
       case NSE_TYPE_TIMER:
-        if (nse->timeout.tv_sec && !TIMEVAL_AFTER(nse->timeout, nsock_tod))
+        if (msevent_timedout(nse))
           handle_timer_result(nsp, nse, NSE_STATUS_SUCCESS);
         break;
 
@@ -996,7 +996,7 @@ void process_event(mspool *nsp, gh_list *evlist, msevent *nse, int ev) {
         if (fs_length(&(nse->iobuf)) > 0)
           handle_pcap_read_result(nsp, nse, NSE_STATUS_SUCCESS);
 
-        if (!nse->event_done && nse->timeout.tv_sec && !TIMEVAL_AFTER(nse->timeout, nsock_tod))
+        if (msevent_timedout(nse))
           handle_pcap_read_result(nsp, nse, NSE_STATUS_TIMEOUT);
 
         #if PCAP_BSD_SELECT_HACK
diff --git a/nsock/src/nsock_event.c b/nsock/src/nsock_event.c
index fc1fb858c..52c30444f 100644
--- a/nsock/src/nsock_event.c
+++ b/nsock/src/nsock_event.c
@@ -506,3 +506,9 @@ const char *nse_status2str(enum nse_status status) {
   }
 }
 
+int msevent_timedout(msevent *nse) {
+  if (nse->event_done)
+    return 0;
+
+  return (nse->timeout.tv_sec && !TIMEVAL_AFTER(nse->timeout, nsock_tod));
+}
diff --git a/nsock/src/nsock_internal.h b/nsock/src/nsock_internal.h
index f4a8c4c8a..527f3355f 100644
--- a/nsock/src/nsock_internal.h
+++ b/nsock/src/nsock_internal.h
@@ -419,6 +419,8 @@ static inline int nsock_engine_loop(mspool *nsp, int msec_timeout) {
 
 /* ------------------- PROTOTYPES ------------------- */
 
+int msevent_timedout(msevent *nse);
+
 /* Get a new nsock_event_id, given a type */
 nsock_event_id get_new_event_id(mspool *nsp, enum nse_type type);