diff --git a/libcxx/include/thread b/libcxx/include/thread
--- a/libcxx/include/thread
+++ b/libcxx/include/thread
@@ -362,12 +362,11 @@
 {
     if (__d > chrono::duration<_Rep, _Period>::zero())
     {
-#if defined(_LIBCPP_COMPILER_GCC) && (__powerpc__ || __POWERPC__)
-    //  GCC's long double const folding is incomplete for IBM128 long doubles.
-        _LIBCPP_CONSTEXPR chrono::duration<long double> _Max = chrono::duration<long double>(ULLONG_MAX/1000000000ULL) ;
-#else
-        _LIBCPP_CONSTEXPR chrono::duration<long double> _Max = chrono::nanoseconds::max();
-#endif
+        // The standard guarantees a 64bit signed integer resolution for nanoseconds,
+        // so use INT64_MAX / 1e9 as cut-off point. Use a constant to avoid <climits>
+        // and issues with long double folding on PowerPC with GCC.
+        _LIBCPP_CONSTEXPR chrono::duration<long double> _Max =
+            chrono::duration<long double>(9223372036.0L);
         chrono::nanoseconds __ns;
         if (__d < _Max)
         {