diff --git a/lib/internal/test_runner/mock/mock_timers.js b/lib/internal/test_runner/mock/mock_timers.js
index a1e0043cafcf29..1f4852e21e9aec 100644
--- a/lib/internal/test_runner/mock/mock_timers.js
+++ b/lib/internal/test_runner/mock/mock_timers.js
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@ let kResistStopPropagation;
 let kMock;
 // Initial epoch to which #now should be set to
 const kInitialEpoch = 0;
+/** @see lib/internal/timers.js#TIMEOUT_MAX */
+const TIMEOUT_MAX = 2 ** 31 - 1;
 
 function compareTimersLists(a, b) {
   return (a.runAt - b.runAt) || (a.id - b.id);
@@ -288,6 +290,10 @@ class MockTimers {
   }
 
   #createTimer(isInterval, callback, delay, ...args) {
+    if (delay > TIMEOUT_MAX) {
+      delay = 1;
+    }
+
     const timerId = this.#currentTimer++;
     const opts = {
       __proto__: null,