diff --git a/src/client/connect/http.rs b/src/client/connect/http.rs
index afe7b155eb..a3acca8082 100644
--- a/src/client/connect/http.rs
+++ b/src/client/connect/http.rs
@@ -521,7 +521,7 @@ struct ConnectingTcpRemote {
 
 impl ConnectingTcpRemote {
     fn new(addrs: dns::SocketAddrs, connect_timeout: Option<Duration>) -> Self {
-        let connect_timeout = connect_timeout.map(|t| t / (addrs.len() as u32));
+        let connect_timeout = connect_timeout.map(|t| t.checked_div(addrs.len() as u32)).flatten();
 
         Self {
             addrs,