diff --git a/lib/std/Io.zig b/lib/std/Io.zig
index 269372f12ec3a2ebc4f5dae810be15736b7dd5d4..758768634394597d57c2636ee80d62d73ee2ef38 100644
--- a/lib/std/Io.zig
+++ b/lib/std/Io.zig
@@ -466,6 +466,7 @@ pub const OperateTimeoutError = Cancelable || Timeout.Error || ConcurrentError;
 
 /// Performs one `Operation` with provided `timeout`.
 pub fn operateTimeout(io: Io, operation: Operation, timeout: Timeout) OperateTimeoutError!Operation.Result {
+    if (timeout == .none) return io.vtable.operate(io.userdata, operation);
     var storage: [1]Operation.Storage = undefined;
     var batch: Batch = .init(&storage);
     batch.addAt(0, operation);