diff --git a/iocore/net/UnixNetVConnection.cc b/iocore/net/UnixNetVConnection.cc
index b73bcb3c09a..dc190d7935c 100644
--- a/iocore/net/UnixNetVConnection.cc
+++ b/iocore/net/UnixNetVConnection.cc
@@ -1514,9 +1514,10 @@ UnixNetVConnection::set_inactivity_timeout(ink_hrtime timeout_in)
 #else
   if (timeout_in == 0) {
     // set default inactivity timeout
-    inactivity_timeout_in = timeout_in = HRTIME_SECONDS(nh->default_inactivity_timeout);
+    timeout_in = HRTIME_SECONDS(nh->default_inactivity_timeout);
   }
-  next_inactivity_timeout_at = Thread::get_hrtime() + timeout_in;
+  inactivity_timeout_in      = timeout_in;
+  next_inactivity_timeout_at = Thread::get_hrtime() + inactivity_timeout_in;
 #endif
 }