diff --git a/src/StreamSelectLoop.php b/src/StreamSelectLoop.php
index af46ea23..9b678e7a 100644
--- a/src/StreamSelectLoop.php
+++ b/src/StreamSelectLoop.php
@@ -186,11 +186,11 @@ public function run()
                 if ($timeout < 0) {
                     $timeout = 0;
                 } else {
-                    /*
-                     * round() needed to correct float error:
-                     * https://github.com/reactphp/event-loop/issues/48
-                     */
-                    $timeout = round($timeout * self::MICROSECONDS_PER_SECOND);
+                    // Convert float seconds to int microseconds.
+                    // Ensure we do not exceed maximum integer size, which may
+                    // cause the loop to tick once every ~35min on 32bit systems.
+                    $timeout *= self::MICROSECONDS_PER_SECOND;
+                    $timeout = $timeout > PHP_INT_MAX ? PHP_INT_MAX : (int)$timeout;
                 }
 
             // The only possible event is stream activity, so wait forever ...
@@ -213,6 +213,8 @@ public function stop()
 
     /**
      * Wait/check for stream activity, or until the next timer is due.
+     *
+     * @param integer|null $timeout Activity timeout in microseconds, or null to wait forever.
      */
     private function waitForStreamActivity($timeout)
     {
diff --git a/tests/AbstractLoopTest.php b/tests/AbstractLoopTest.php
index 6e338cc6..7ef881a3 100644
--- a/tests/AbstractLoopTest.php
+++ b/tests/AbstractLoopTest.php
@@ -480,6 +480,23 @@ public function testSignalsKeepTheLoopRunningAndRemovingItStopsTheLoop()
         $this->assertRunFasterThan(1.6);
     }
 
+    public function testTimerIntervalCanBeFarInFuture()
+    {
+        // get only one part of the pair to ensure the other side will close immediately
+        list($stream) = $this->createSocketPair();
+
+        // start a timer very far in the future
+        $timer = $this->loop->addTimer(PHP_INT_MAX, function () { });
+
+        // remove stream and timer when the stream is readable (closes)
+        $this->loop->addReadStream($stream, function ($stream) use ($timer) {
+            $this->loop->removeReadStream($stream);
+            $this->loop->cancelTimer($timer);
+        });
+
+        $this->assertRunFasterThan($this->tickTimeout);
+    }
+
     private function assertRunSlowerThan($minInterval)
     {
         $start = microtime(true);
diff --git a/tests/StreamSelectLoopTest.php b/tests/StreamSelectLoopTest.php
index 1c5cff98..87bbbe69 100644
--- a/tests/StreamSelectLoopTest.php
+++ b/tests/StreamSelectLoopTest.php
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 
 use React\EventLoop\LoopInterface;
 use React\EventLoop\StreamSelectLoop;
-use React\EventLoop\Timer\Timer;
 
 class StreamSelectLoopTest extends AbstractLoopTest
 {
@@ -144,36 +143,4 @@ protected function forkSendSignal($signal)
             die();
         }
     }
-
-    /**
-     * https://github.com/reactphp/event-loop/issues/48
-     *
-     * Tests that timer with very small interval uses at least 1 microsecond
-     * timeout.
-     */
-    public function testSmallTimerInterval()
-    {
-        /** @var StreamSelectLoop|\PHPUnit_Framework_MockObject_MockObject $loop */
-        $loop = $this->getMockBuilder('React\EventLoop\StreamSelectLoop')
-                    ->setMethods(['streamSelect'])
-                    ->getMock();
-        $loop
-            ->expects($this->at(0))
-            ->method('streamSelect')
-            ->with([], [], 1);
-        $loop
-            ->expects($this->at(1))
-            ->method('streamSelect')
-            ->with([], [], 0);
-
-        $callsCount = 0;
-        $loop->addPeriodicTimer(Timer::MIN_INTERVAL, function() use (&$loop, &$callsCount) {
-            $callsCount++;
-            if ($callsCount == 2) {
-                $loop->stop();
-            }
-        });
-
-        $loop->run();
-    }
 }