diff --git a/src/winio.c b/src/winio.c
index 8da17f8844b90c6797c9c1704b78a8a0c6ba33fe..f052d7408af6d504228c460be8c84ff5706807cd 100644
--- a/src/winio.c
+++ b/src/winio.c
@@ -2363,7 +2363,7 @@ void do_credits(void)
     xlcredits[6] = _("and anyone else we forgot...");
     xlcredits[7] = _("Thank you for using nano!\n");
 
-    scrolldelay.tv_sec = 0L;
+    scrolldelay.tv_sec = 0;
     scrolldelay.tv_nsec = 700000000L;
 
     curs_set(0);