diff --git a/wally-pipelined/src/uncore/clint.sv b/wally-pipelined/src/uncore/clint.sv
index 79f68087a..817096d30 100644
--- a/wally-pipelined/src/uncore/clint.sv
+++ b/wally-pipelined/src/uncore/clint.sv
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ module clint (
       always_ff @(posedge HCLK or negedge HRESETn) 
         if (~HRESETn) begin
           MSIP <= 0;
-          MTIMECMP <= (64)'(-1);
+          MTIMECMP <= (64)'(0);
           // MTIMECMP is not reset
         end else if (memwrite) begin
           if (entryd == 16'h0000) MSIP <= HWDATA[0];
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ module clint (
       always_ff @(posedge HCLK or negedge HRESETn) 
         if (~HRESETn) begin
           MSIP <= 0;
-          MTIMECMP <= (64)'(-1);
+          MTIMECMP <= (64)'(0);
           // MTIMECMP is not reset
         end else if (memwrite) begin
           if (entryd == 16'h0000) MSIP <= HWDATA[0];