diff --git a/sdk/include/stdlib.h b/sdk/include/stdlib.h
index 75b6bdd..da9f2bf 100644
--- a/sdk/include/stdlib.h
+++ b/sdk/include/stdlib.h
@@ -238,12 +238,12 @@
 #ifndef CHERIOT_NO_AMBIENT_MALLOC
 static inline void *malloc(size_t size)
 {
-	Timeout t = {0, UnlimitedTimeout};
+	Timeout t = {0, 0};
 	return heap_allocate(&t, MALLOC_CAPABILITY, size);
 }
 static inline void *calloc(size_t nmemb, size_t size)
 {
-	Timeout t = {0, UnlimitedTimeout};
+	Timeout t = {0, 0};
 	return heap_allocate_array(&t, MALLOC_CAPABILITY, nmemb, size);
 }
 static inline int free(void *ptr)