diff --git a/src/inet/common/INETDefs.h b/src/inet/common/INETDefs.h
index 1072233582b..6b4ef98c852 100644
--- a/src/inet/common/INETDefs.h
+++ b/src/inet/common/INETDefs.h
@@ -167,6 +167,8 @@ extern INET_API OPP_THREAD_LOCAL int evFlags;
 #define SIMULATION_SHARED_COUNTER(FIELD,...) \
         getSimulationOrSharedDataManager()->getSharedCounter((std::string(opp_typename(typeid(*this)))+"::"+#FIELD).c_str(), ## __VA_ARGS__)
 
+#define SIMTIME_DELTA SimTime(std::pow(10.0, SimTime().getScaleExp()))
+
 } // namespace inet
 
 #ifdef INET_WITH_SELFDOC
diff --git a/src/inet/physicallayer/wireless/common/radio/packetlevel/Radio.cc b/src/inet/physicallayer/wireless/common/radio/packetlevel/Radio.cc
index ab6e50421ba..29482551edc 100644
--- a/src/inet/physicallayer/wireless/common/radio/packetlevel/Radio.cc
+++ b/src/inet/physicallayer/wireless/common/radio/packetlevel/Radio.cc
@@ -535,7 +535,7 @@ bool Radio::isListeningPossible() const
     const simtime_t now = simTime();
     const Coord& position = antenna->getMobility()->getCurrentPosition();
     // TODO use 2 * minInterferenceTime for lookahead? or maybe simply use 0 duration listening?
-    const IListening *listening = receiver->createListening(this, now, now + 1E-12, position, position);
+    const IListening *listening = receiver->createListening(this, now, now + SIMTIME_DELTA, position, position);
     const IListeningDecision *listeningDecision = medium->listenOnMedium(this, listening);
     bool isListeningPossible = listeningDecision->isListeningPossible();
     delete listening;