diff --git a/lib/internal/abort_controller.js b/lib/internal/abort_controller.js
index 7e89e43cc7cead..eb6d7dc7861485 100644
--- a/lib/internal/abort_controller.js
+++ b/lib/internal/abort_controller.js
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ class AbortSignal extends EventTarget {
    * @returns {AbortSignal}
    */
   static timeout(delay) {
-    validateUint32(delay, 'delay', true);
+    validateUint32(delay, 'delay', false);
     const signal = createAbortSignal();
     signal[kTimeout] = true;
     clearTimeoutRegistry.register(