diff --git a/src/core/ev.c b/src/core/ev.c
index 5dec7db5..4beb49da 100644
--- a/src/core/ev.c
+++ b/src/core/ev.c
@@ -620,7 +620,7 @@ static void janet_timeout_stop(int sig_num) {
 static void handle_timeout_worker(JanetTimeout to, int cancel) {
     if (!to.has_worker) return;
 #ifdef JANET_WINDOWS
-    if (cancel) QueueUserAPC(janet_timeout_stop, to.worker, 0);
+    QueueUserAPC(janet_timeout_stop, to.worker, 0);
     WaitForSingleObject(to.worker, INFINITE);
     CloseHandle(to.worker);
 #else