diff --git a/src/libstd/sys/cloudabi/condvar.rs b/src/libstd/sys/cloudabi/condvar.rs
index ccf848a9be4..3229d98624e 100644
--- a/src/libstd/sys/cloudabi/condvar.rs
+++ b/src/libstd/sys/cloudabi/condvar.rs
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ use mem;
 use sync::atomic::{AtomicU32, Ordering};
 use sys::cloudabi::abi;
 use sys::mutex::{self, Mutex};
-use sys::time::dur2intervals;
+use sys::time::checked_dur2intervals;
 use time::Duration;
 
 extern "C" {
@@ -114,6 +114,8 @@ impl Condvar {
 
         // Call into the kernel to wait on the condition variable.
         let condvar = self.condvar.get();
+        let timeout = checked_dur2intervals(&dur)
+            .expect("overflow converting duration to nanoseconds");
         let subscriptions = [
             abi::subscription {
                 type_: abi::eventtype::CONDVAR,
@@ -132,7 +134,7 @@ impl Condvar {
                 union: abi::subscription_union {
                     clock: abi::subscription_clock {
                         clock_id: abi::clockid::MONOTONIC,
-                        timeout: dur2intervals(&dur),
+                        timeout,
                         ..mem::zeroed()
                     },
                 },
diff --git a/src/libstd/sys/cloudabi/thread.rs b/src/libstd/sys/cloudabi/thread.rs
index a76e1fa3345..177321439d8 100644
--- a/src/libstd/sys/cloudabi/thread.rs
+++ b/src/libstd/sys/cloudabi/thread.rs
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ use libc;
 use mem;
 use ptr;
 use sys::cloudabi::abi;
-use sys::time::dur2intervals;
+use sys::time::checked_dur2intervals;
 use sys_common::thread::*;
 use time::Duration;
 
@@ -70,13 +70,15 @@ impl Thread {
     }
 
     pub fn sleep(dur: Duration) {
+        let timeout = checked_dur2intervals(&dur)
+            .expect("overflow converting duration to nanoseconds");
         unsafe {
             let subscription = abi::subscription {
                 type_: abi::eventtype::CLOCK,
                 union: abi::subscription_union {
                     clock: abi::subscription_clock {
                         clock_id: abi::clockid::MONOTONIC,
-                        timeout: dur2intervals(&dur),
+                        timeout,
                         ..mem::zeroed()
                     },
                 },
diff --git a/src/libstd/sys/cloudabi/time.rs b/src/libstd/sys/cloudabi/time.rs
index 6f023230a27..c9fea18fda6 100644
--- a/src/libstd/sys/cloudabi/time.rs
+++ b/src/libstd/sys/cloudabi/time.rs
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ pub struct Instant {
     t: abi::timestamp,
 }
 
-fn checked_dur2intervals(dur: &Duration) -> Option<abi::timestamp> {
+pub fn checked_dur2intervals(dur: &Duration) -> Option<abi::timestamp> {
     dur.as_secs()
         .checked_mul(NSEC_PER_SEC)?
         .checked_add(dur.subsec_nanos() as abi::timestamp)