diff --git a/pkgs/clan-cli/qemu/qmp.py b/pkgs/clan-cli/qemu/qmp.py
index 08c13a953..6dbef7c68 100644
--- a/pkgs/clan-cli/qemu/qmp.py
+++ b/pkgs/clan-cli/qemu/qmp.py
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ class QEMUMonitorProtocol:
                 self.__sock.settimeout(wait)
             try:
                 ret = self.__json_read(only_event=True)
-            except socket.timeout:
+            except TimeoutError:
                 raise QMPTimeoutError("Timeout waiting for event")
             except Exception:
                 raise QMPConnectError("Error while reading from socket")