diff --git a/contrib/traceroute/traceroute.c b/contrib/traceroute/traceroute.c
index 841f17ec0de2..79ac9625d69d 100644
--- a/contrib/traceroute/traceroute.c
+++ b/contrib/traceroute/traceroute.c
@@ -630,7 +630,7 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 
 		case 'w':
 			waittime = str2val(optarg, "wait time",
-			    2, 24 * 60 * 60);
+			    1, 24 * 60 * 60);
 			break;
 
 		case 'z':
diff --git a/usr.sbin/traceroute6/traceroute6.c b/usr.sbin/traceroute6/traceroute6.c
index b304f1466b50..327fa84f514e 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/traceroute6/traceroute6.c
+++ b/usr.sbin/traceroute6/traceroute6.c
@@ -541,9 +541,9 @@ main(argc, argv)
 				    "traceroute6: invalid wait time.\n");
 				exit(1);
 			}
-			if (waittime <= 1) {
+			if (waittime < 1) {
 				fprintf(stderr,
-				    "traceroute6: wait must be >1 sec.\n");
+				    "traceroute6: wait must be >= 1 sec.\n");
 				exit(1);
 			}
 			break;