diff --git a/boards/sim/sim/sim/configs/foc/defconfig b/boards/sim/sim/sim/configs/foc/defconfig
index 781f2dba224..167e2aa974d 100644
--- a/boards/sim/sim/sim/configs/foc/defconfig
+++ b/boards/sim/sim/sim/configs/foc/defconfig
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ CONFIG_READLINE_TABCOMPLETION=y
 CONFIG_SCHED_HAVE_PARENT=y
 CONFIG_SCHED_HPWORK=y
 CONFIG_SCHED_ONEXIT=y
+CONFIG_SCHED_SPORADIC=y
 CONFIG_SCHED_WAITPID=y
 CONFIG_SIM_M32=y
 CONFIG_START_MONTH=6
diff --git a/sched/sched/sched_timerexpiration.c b/sched/sched/sched_timerexpiration.c
index a8999ed4604..c58cc05ca6f 100644
--- a/sched/sched/sched_timerexpiration.c
+++ b/sched/sched/sched_timerexpiration.c
@@ -205,8 +205,8 @@ static uint32_t nxsched_cpu_scheduler(int cpu, uint32_t ticks,
        * committed to updating the scheduler for this TCB.
        */
 
-      sporadic->sched_time.tv_sec  = g_sched_time.tv_sec;
-      sporadic->sched_time.tv_nsec = g_sched_time.tv_nsec;
+      sporadic->eventtime = SEC2TICK(g_sched_time.tv_sec) +
+                            NSEC2TICK(g_sched_time.tv_nsec);
 
       /* Yes, check if the currently executing task has exceeded its
        * budget.