diff --git a/src/timer.c b/src/timer.c
index 158ee76..d2039fd 100644
--- a/src/timer.c
+++ b/src/timer.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * (C) 2008 by Holger Hans Peter Freyther <zecke@selfish.org>
+ * (C) 2008,2009 by Holger Hans Peter Freyther <zecke@selfish.org>
  * All Rights Reserved
  *
  * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
 		if (timer == list_timer)
 			return;
 
+	timer->in_list = 1;
 	llist_add(&timer->entry, &timer_list);
 }
 
@@ -60,8 +61,9 @@
 
 void del_timer(struct timer_list *timer)
 {
-	if (timer_pending(timer)) {
+	if (timer->in_list) {
 		timer->active = 0;
+		timer->in_list = 0;
 		llist_del(&timer->entry);
 	}
 }