diff --git a/src/linux/base/linux_base.c b/src/linux/base/linux_base.c
index 183d85e9..ce11d0eb 100644
--- a/src/linux/base/linux_base.c
+++ b/src/linux/base/linux_base.c
@@ -485,7 +485,11 @@ internal CondVar
 cond_var_alloc(void)
 {
   LNX_Entity *entity = lnx_entity_alloc(LNX_EntityKind_ConditionVariable);
-  int init_result = pthread_cond_init(&entity->cv.cond_handle, 0);
+  pthread_condattr_t attr;
+  pthread_condattr_init(&attr);
+  pthread_condattr_setclock(&attr, CLOCK_MONOTONIC);
+  int init_result = pthread_cond_init(&entity->cv.cond_handle, &attr);
+  pthread_condattr_destroy(&attr);
   if(init_result == -1)
   {
     lnx_entity_release(entity);