diff --git a/Lib/multiprocessing/queues.py b/Lib/multiprocessing/queues.py
index bb1e7282db8..079cd354d6e 100644
--- a/Lib/multiprocessing/queues.py
+++ b/Lib/multiprocessing/queues.py
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ class Queue(object):
             try:
                 if block:
                     timeout = deadline - time.time()
-                    if timeout < 0 or not self._poll(timeout):
+                    if not self._poll(timeout):
                         raise Empty
                 elif not self._poll():
                     raise Empty
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2017-07-26-04-46-12.bpo-30595.-zJ7d8.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2017-07-26-04-46-12.bpo-30595.-zJ7d8.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4a2a3901cc6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2017-07-26-04-46-12.bpo-30595.-zJ7d8.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+multiprocessing.Queue.get() with a timeout now polls its reader in non-
+blocking mode if it succeeded to aquire the lock but the acquire took longer
+than the timeout.