diff --git a/platform/android/src/timer.cpp b/platform/android/src/timer.cpp
index 7057d6de7..2eb003b2b 100644
--- a/platform/android/src/timer.cpp
+++ b/platform/android/src/timer.cpp
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ public:
 
         repeat = repeat_;
         task = std::move(task_);
-        due = Clock::now() + timeout;
-
+        //Prevent overflows when timeout is set to Duration::max()
+        due = (timeout == Duration::max()) ? std::chrono::time_point<Clock>::max() : Clock::now() + timeout;
         loop->addRunnable(this);
     }