diff --git a/lib/faraday.rb b/lib/faraday.rb
index bc142db64..8a6b7750a 100644
--- a/lib/faraday.rb
+++ b/lib/faraday.rb
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
 unless defined?(::Faraday::Timer)
   require 'timeout'
-  Timer = Timeout
+  ::Faraday::Timer = Timeout
 end
 
 require 'faraday/version'