--- a/src/perl/common/Core.xs
+++ b/src/perl/common/Core.xs
@@ -237,8 +237,8 @@ timeout_add(msecs, func, data)
 	SV *func
 	SV *data
 CODE:
-	if (msecs < 10) {
-		croak("Irssi::timeout() : msecs must be >= 10");
+	if (msecs < 1) {
+		croak("Irssi::timeout() : msecs must be >= 1");
 		RETVAL = -1;
 	} else {
 		RETVAL = perl_timeout_add(msecs, func, data, FALSE);
@@ -252,8 +252,8 @@ timeout_add_once(msecs, func, data)
 	SV *func
 	SV *data
 CODE:
-	if (msecs < 10) {
-		croak("Irssi::timeout_once() : msecs must be >= 10");
+	if (msecs < 1) {
+		croak("Irssi::timeout_once() : msecs must be >= 1");
 		RETVAL = -1;
 	} else {
 		RETVAL = perl_timeout_add(msecs, func, data, TRUE);