diff --git a/src/wdt.c b/src/wdt.c
index 0c405b9db..4adc33db2 100644
--- a/src/wdt.c
+++ b/src/wdt.c
@@ -143,7 +143,8 @@ int init_wdt_per_thread()
 	sev.sigev_notify          = SIGEV_SIGNAL;
 	sev.sigev_signo           = WDTSIG;
 	sev.sigev_value.sival_int = tid;
-	if (timer_create(ti->clock_id, &sev, &ti->wd_timer) == -1)
+	if (timer_create(ti->clock_id, &sev, &ti->wd_timer) == -1 &&
+	    timer_create(CLOCK_REALTIME, &sev, &ti->wd_timer) == -1)
 		goto fail1;
 
 	if (!wdt_ping(tid))