diff --git a/src/tests/fuzz/fuzz_sigpcap.c b/src/tests/fuzz/fuzz_sigpcap.c
index 2aa584ac09ec..a91e5d61b2b1 100644
--- a/src/tests/fuzz/fuzz_sigpcap.c
+++ b/src/tests/fuzz/fuzz_sigpcap.c
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ int LLVMFuzzerTestOneInput(const uint8_t *data, size_t size)
     //loop over packets
     r = pcap_next_ex(pkts, &header, &pkt);
     p = PacketGetFromAlloc();
-    if (r <= 0 || header->ts.tv_sec >= INT_MAX - 3600) {
+    if (r <= 0 || header->ts.tv_sec >= INT_MAX - 3600 || header->ts.tv_usec < 0) {
         goto bail;
     }
     p->ts.tv_sec = header->ts.tv_sec;
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ int LLVMFuzzerTestOneInput(const uint8_t *data, size_t size)
             }
         }
         r = pcap_next_ex(pkts, &header, &pkt);
-        if (r <= 0 || header->ts.tv_sec >= INT_MAX - 3600) {
+        if (r <= 0 || header->ts.tv_sec >= INT_MAX - 3600 || header->ts.tv_usec < 0) {
             goto bail;
         }
         PacketRecycle(p);