diff --git a/src/libCom/osi/os/posix/osdEvent.c b/src/libCom/osi/os/posix/osdEvent.c
index f5591cedb..caad637f4 100644
--- a/src/libCom/osi/os/posix/osdEvent.c
+++ b/src/libCom/osi/os/posix/osdEvent.c
@@ -117,9 +117,7 @@ epicsEventWaitStatus epicsEventWaitWithTimeout(epicsEventId pevent, double timeo
     status = pthread_mutex_lock(&pevent->mutex);
     checkStatusQuit(status,"pthread_mutex_lock","epicsEventWaitWithTimeout");
     if(!pevent->isFull) {
-        status = convertDoubleToWakeTime(timeout,&wakeTime);
-        checkStatusQuit(unlockStatus,"convertDoubleToWakeTime",
-            "epicsEventWaitWithTimeout");
+        convertDoubleToWakeTime(timeout,&wakeTime);
         status = pthread_cond_timedwait(
             &pevent->cond,&pevent->mutex,&wakeTime);
     }
diff --git a/src/libCom/osi/os/posix/osdMutex.c b/src/libCom/osi/os/posix/osdMutex.c
index d2ad379fd..74babc84b 100644
--- a/src/libCom/osi/os/posix/osdMutex.c
+++ b/src/libCom/osi/os/posix/osdMutex.c
@@ -139,9 +139,7 @@ epicsMutexLockStatus epicsMutexLockWithTimeout(epicsMutexId pmutex, double timeo
     struct timespec wakeTime;
     int status,unlockStatus;
 
-    status = convertDoubleToWakeTime(timeout,&wakeTime);
-    checkStatusQuit(status,"convertDoubleToWakeTime",
-        "epicsMutexLockWithTimeout");
+    convertDoubleToWakeTime(timeout,&wakeTime);
     status = pthread_mutex_lock(&pmutex->lock);
     checkStatusQuit(status,"pthread_mutex_lock","epicsMutexLockWithTimeout");
     while(pmutex->owned && !pthread_equal(pmutex->ownerTid,tid)) {
diff --git a/src/libCom/osi/os/posix/osdTime.cpp b/src/libCom/osi/os/posix/osdTime.cpp
index 418361287..b400abe16 100644
--- a/src/libCom/osi/os/posix/osdTime.cpp
+++ b/src/libCom/osi/os/posix/osdTime.cpp
@@ -3,7 +3,14 @@
 // should move the gettimeofday() proto 
 // into a different header
 //
+
+#include <stddef.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <string.h>
+
 #include "osiSock.h"
+#include "cantProceed.h"
 
 #define epicsExportSharedSymbols
 #include "epicsTime.h"
@@ -61,7 +68,7 @@ int epicsTime_localtime ( const time_t *clock, // X aCC 361
     }
 }
 
-extern "C" epicsShareFunc int epicsShareAPI
+extern "C" epicsShareFunc void epicsShareAPI
     convertDoubleToWakeTime(double timeout,struct timespec *wakeTime)
 {
     struct timespec wait;
@@ -70,7 +77,10 @@ extern "C" epicsShareFunc int epicsShareAPI
     if(timeout<0.0) timeout = 0.0;
     else if(timeout>3600.0) timeout = 3600.0;
     status = clock_gettime(CLOCK_REALTIME,wakeTime);
-    if(status) return epicsTimeERROR;
+    if(status) { 
+        printf("clock_gettime failed with error %s\n",strerror(status));
+        cantProceed("convertDoubleToWakeTime"); 
+    }
     wait.tv_sec = timeout;
     wait.tv_nsec = (long)((timeout - (double)wait.tv_sec) * 1e9);
     wakeTime->tv_sec += wait.tv_sec;
@@ -79,5 +89,4 @@ extern "C" epicsShareFunc int epicsShareAPI
         wakeTime->tv_nsec -= 1000000000L;
         ++wakeTime->tv_sec;
     }
-    return(0);
 }
diff --git a/src/libCom/osi/os/posix/osdTime.h b/src/libCom/osi/os/posix/osdTime.h
index 3bcb9479a..dfc76c2f8 100644
--- a/src/libCom/osi/os/posix/osdTime.h
+++ b/src/libCom/osi/os/posix/osdTime.h
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 extern "C" {
 #endif /* __cplusplus */
-epicsShareFunc int epicsShareAPI
+epicsShareFunc void epicsShareAPI
     convertDoubleToWakeTime(double timeout,struct timespec *wakeTime);
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }