diff --git a/src/time/Convert.cxx b/src/time/Convert.cxx
index fcb19dbe5..044cfd303 100644
--- a/src/time/Convert.cxx
+++ b/src/time/Convert.cxx
@@ -81,3 +81,10 @@ MakeTime(struct tm &tm) noexcept
 {
 	return std::chrono::system_clock::from_time_t(mktime(&tm));
 }
+
+std::chrono::steady_clock::duration
+ToSteadyClockDuration(const struct timeval &tv) noexcept
+{
+	return std::chrono::steady_clock::duration(std::chrono::seconds(tv.tv_sec)) +
+		std::chrono::steady_clock::duration(std::chrono::microseconds(tv.tv_usec));
+}
diff --git a/src/time/Convert.hxx b/src/time/Convert.hxx
index a84ecdf02..558bd2e37 100644
--- a/src/time/Convert.hxx
+++ b/src/time/Convert.hxx
@@ -67,4 +67,8 @@ gcc_pure
 std::chrono::system_clock::time_point
 MakeTime(struct tm &tm) noexcept;
 
+gcc_pure
+std::chrono::steady_clock::duration
+ToSteadyClockDuration(const struct timeval &tv) noexcept;
+
 #endif
diff --git a/src/zeroconf/AvahiPoll.cxx b/src/zeroconf/AvahiPoll.cxx
index eeb669b23..cc62e67e4 100644
--- a/src/zeroconf/AvahiPoll.cxx
+++ b/src/zeroconf/AvahiPoll.cxx
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #include "AvahiPoll.hxx"
 #include "event/SocketMonitor.hxx"
 #include "event/TimerEvent.hxx"
+#include "time/Convert.hxx"
 
 static unsigned
 FromAvahiWatchEvent(AvahiWatchEvent e)
@@ -78,12 +79,6 @@ private:
 	}
 };
 
-static constexpr std::chrono::steady_clock::duration
-TimevalToChrono(const timeval &tv)
-{
-	return std::chrono::seconds(tv.tv_sec) + std::chrono::microseconds(tv.tv_usec);
-}
-
 struct AvahiTimeout final {
 	TimerEvent timer;
 
@@ -97,12 +92,12 @@ public:
 		:timer(_loop, BIND_THIS_METHOD(OnTimeout)),
 		 callback(_callback), userdata(_userdata) {
 		if (tv != nullptr)
-			timer.Schedule(TimevalToChrono(*tv));
+			timer.Schedule(ToSteadyClockDuration(*tv));
 	}
 
 	static void TimeoutUpdate(AvahiTimeout *t, const struct timeval *tv) {
 		if (tv != nullptr)
-			t->timer.Schedule(TimevalToChrono(*tv));
+			t->timer.Schedule(ToSteadyClockDuration(*tv));
 		else
 			t->timer.Cancel();
 	}
diff --git a/src/zeroconf/meson.build b/src/zeroconf/meson.build
index 2858079cb..c2853b344 100644
--- a/src/zeroconf/meson.build
+++ b/src/zeroconf/meson.build
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ else
     dependencies: [
       libavahi_client_dep,
       dbus_dep,
+      time_dep,
     ],
   )