diff --git a/trantor/net/EventLoop.cc b/trantor/net/EventLoop.cc
index 630d4cbef7..3f8e40e8d8 100755
--- a/trantor/net/EventLoop.cc
+++ b/trantor/net/EventLoop.cc
@@ -65,14 +65,14 @@ EventLoop::EventLoop()
         std::bind(&EventLoop::wakeupRead, this));
     wakeupChannelPtr_->enableReading();
 }
-
+#ifdef __linux__
 void EventLoop::resetTimerQueue()
 {
     assertInLoopThread();
     assert(!looping_);
-    timerQueue_ = std::unique_ptr<TimerQueue>(new TimerQueue(this));
+    timerQueue_->reset();
 }
-
+#endif
 EventLoop::~EventLoop()
 {
     assert(!looping_);
diff --git a/trantor/net/EventLoop.h b/trantor/net/EventLoop.h
index 17727d9390..1ce17ed5d0 100755
--- a/trantor/net/EventLoop.h
+++ b/trantor/net/EventLoop.h
@@ -46,8 +46,13 @@ class EventLoop : NonCopyable
             abortNotInLoopThread();
         }
     };
+#ifdef __linux__
     void resetTimerQueue();
-    bool isInLoopThread() const { return threadId_ == std::this_thread::get_id(); };
+#endif
+    bool isInLoopThread() const
+    {
+        return threadId_ == std::this_thread::get_id();
+    };
     static EventLoop *getEventLoopOfCurrentThread();
     void updateChannel(Channel *chl);
     void removeChannel(Channel *chl);
diff --git a/trantor/net/inner/TimerQueue.cc b/trantor/net/inner/TimerQueue.cc
index cbc0cec1b4..25a5c1ee1f 100755
--- a/trantor/net/inner/TimerQueue.cc
+++ b/trantor/net/inner/TimerQueue.cc
@@ -132,7 +132,26 @@ TimerQueue::TimerQueue(EventLoop *loop)
     _timerfdChannelPtr->enableReading();
 #endif
 }
-
+#ifdef __linux__
+void TimerQueue::reset()
+{
+    _loop->runInLoop([this]() {
+        _timerfdChannelPtr->disableAll();
+        _timerfdChannelPtr->remove();
+        close(_timerfd);
+        _timerfd = createTimerfd();
+        _timerfdChannelPtr = std::make_shared<Channel>(_loop, _timerfd);
+        _timerfdChannelPtr->setReadCallback(std::bind(&TimerQueue::handleRead, this));
+        // we are always reading the timerfd, we disarm it with timerfd_settime.
+        _timerfdChannelPtr->enableReading();
+        if (!_timers.empty())
+        {
+            const Date nextExpire = _timers.top()->when();
+            resetTimerfd(_timerfd, nextExpire);
+        }
+    });
+}
+#endif
 TimerQueue::~TimerQueue()
 {
 #ifdef __linux__
diff --git a/trantor/net/inner/TimerQueue.h b/trantor/net/inner/TimerQueue.h
index f6fb603108..6367aef8e9 100755
--- a/trantor/net/inner/TimerQueue.h
+++ b/trantor/net/inner/TimerQueue.h
@@ -31,14 +31,16 @@ class TimerQueue : NonCopyable
     TimerId addTimer(TimerCallback &&cb, const Date &when, double interval);
     void addTimerInLoop(const TimerPtr &timer);
     void invalidateTimer(TimerId id);
-#ifndef __linux__
+#ifdef __linux__
+    void reset();
+#else
     int getTimeout() const;
     void processTimers();
 #endif
   protected:
     EventLoop *_loop;
 #ifdef __linux__
-    const int _timerfd;
+    int _timerfd;
     std::shared_ptr<Channel> _timerfdChannelPtr;
     void handleRead();
 #endif