@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ char tty_getchar(tty_t *tty) {

 	}

 }

-int tty_input_ready(tty_t *tty, unsigned long timeout, int return_on_signal) {

+int tty_input_ready(tty_t *tty, long int timeout, int return_on_signal) {

 	fd_set readfs;

 	FD_ZERO(&readfs);

 	FD_SET(tty->fdin, &readfs);

@@ -108,7 +108,13 @@ int tty_input_ready(tty_t *tty, unsigned long timeout, int return_on_signal) {

 	if (!return_on_signal)

 		sigaddset(&mask, SIGWINCH);

-	int err = pselect(tty->fdin + 1, &readfs, NULL, NULL, &ts, &mask);

+	int err = pselect(

+			tty->fdin + 1,

+			&readfs,

+			NULL,

+			NULL,

+			timeout < 0 ? NULL : &ts,

+			return_on_signal ? NULL : &mask);

 	if (err < 0) {

 		return 0;

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ void tty_close(tty_t *tty);

 void tty_init(tty_t *tty, const char *tty_filename);

 void tty_getwinsz(tty_t *tty);

 char tty_getchar(tty_t *tty);

-int tty_input_ready(tty_t *tty, int timeout, int return_on_signal);

+int tty_input_ready(tty_t *tty, long int timeout, int return_on_signal);

 void tty_setfg(tty_t *tty, int fg);

 void tty_setinvert(tty_t *tty);