diff --git a/tests/events/main.c b/tests/events/main.c
index 3fcad0ef5e..6c6e94b2a0 100644
--- a/tests/events/main.c
+++ b/tests/events/main.c
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ int main(void)
     puts("posting timed callback with timeout 1sec");
     event_timeout_init(&event_timeout, &queue, (event_t *)&event_callback);
     before = xtimer_now_usec();
-    event_timeout_set(&event_timeout, 100000LU);
+    event_timeout_set(&event_timeout, (1 * US_PER_SEC));
 
     event_timeout_t event_timeout_canceled;