diff --git a/event.c b/event.c
index ae6c36e6..6eb5db05 100644
--- a/event.c
+++ b/event.c
@@ -915,6 +915,8 @@ timeout_correct(struct event_base *base, struct timeval *tv)
 		struct timeval *ev_tv = &(**pev).ev_timeout;
 		evutil_timersub(ev_tv, &off, ev_tv);
 	}
+	/* Now remember what the new time turned out to be. */
+	base->event_tv = *tv;
 }
 
 void