diff --git a/include/zephyr/net/socket_select.h b/include/zephyr/net/socket_select.h
index 3eaa9aacfcfe86..877bd863a6b823 100644
--- a/include/zephyr/net/socket_select.h
+++ b/include/zephyr/net/socket_select.h
@@ -51,12 +51,9 @@ typedef struct zvfs_fd_set zsock_fd_set;
 static inline int zsock_select(int nfds, zsock_fd_set *readfds, zsock_fd_set *writefds,
 			       zsock_fd_set *exceptfds, struct zsock_timeval *timeout)
 {
-	struct timespec to = {
-		.tv_sec = (timeout == NULL) ? 0 : timeout->tv_sec,
-		.tv_nsec = (long)((timeout == NULL) ? 0 : timeout->tv_usec * NSEC_PER_USEC)};
+	struct timeval;
 
-	return zvfs_select(nfds, (struct zvfs_fd_set *)readfds, (struct zvfs_fd_set *)writefds,
-			   (struct zvfs_fd_set *)exceptfds, (timeout == NULL) ? NULL : &to, NULL);
+	return zvfs_select(nfds, readfds, writefds, exceptfds, (struct timeval *)timeout);
 }
 
 /** Number of file descriptors which can be added to zsock_fd_set */
diff --git a/include/zephyr/posix/sys/select.h b/include/zephyr/posix/sys/select.h
index 78d900f5316b2f..e10eeb237ee0d5 100644
--- a/include/zephyr/posix/sys/select.h
+++ b/include/zephyr/posix/sys/select.h
@@ -20,8 +20,6 @@ extern "C" {
 
 struct timeval;
 
-int pselect(int nfds, fd_set *readfds, fd_set *writefds, fd_set *exceptfds,
-	    const struct timespec *timeout, const void *sigmask);
 int select(int nfds, fd_set *readfds, fd_set *writefds, fd_set *errorfds, struct timeval *timeout);
 void FD_CLR(int fd, fd_set *fdset);
 int FD_ISSET(int fd, fd_set *fdset);
diff --git a/include/zephyr/sys/fdtable.h b/include/zephyr/sys/fdtable.h
index 37b25d57c75eb2..f9f48d9b55b712 100644
--- a/include/zephyr/sys/fdtable.h
+++ b/include/zephyr/sys/fdtable.h
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ struct timespec;
 __syscall int zvfs_select(int nfds, struct zvfs_fd_set *ZRESTRICT readfds,
 			  struct zvfs_fd_set *ZRESTRICT writefds,
 			  struct zvfs_fd_set *ZRESTRICT errorfds,
-			  const struct timespec *ZRESTRICT timeout, const void *ZRESTRICT sigmask);
+			  const struct timeval *ZRESTRICT timeout);
 
 /**
  * Request codes for fd_op_vtable.ioctl().
diff --git a/lib/os/zvfs/zvfs_select.c b/lib/os/zvfs/zvfs_select.c
index 2788e3c9318ffb..36a8457db0fc8b 100644
--- a/lib/os/zvfs/zvfs_select.c
+++ b/lib/os/zvfs/zvfs_select.c
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ void ZVFS_FD_SET(int fd, struct zvfs_fd_set *set)
 int z_impl_zvfs_select(int nfds, struct zvfs_fd_set *ZRESTRICT readfds,
 		       struct zvfs_fd_set *ZRESTRICT writefds,
 		       struct zvfs_fd_set *ZRESTRICT exceptfds,
-		       const struct timespec *ZRESTRICT timeout, const void *ZRESTRICT sigmask)
+		       const struct timeval *ZRESTRICT timeout)
 {
 	struct zvfs_pollfd pfds[CONFIG_ZVFS_POLL_MAX];
 	k_timeout_t poll_timeout;
@@ -142,8 +142,7 @@ int z_impl_zvfs_select(int nfds, struct zvfs_fd_set *ZRESTRICT readfds,
 	if (timeout == NULL) {
 		poll_timeout = K_FOREVER;
 	} else {
-		poll_timeout =
-			K_USEC(timeout->tv_sec * USEC_PER_SEC + timeout->tv_nsec / NSEC_PER_USEC);
+		poll_timeout = K_USEC(timeout->tv_sec * USEC_PER_SEC + timeout->tv_usec);
 	}
 
 	res = zvfs_poll_internal(pfds, num_pfds, poll_timeout);
@@ -221,11 +220,10 @@ int z_impl_zvfs_select(int nfds, struct zvfs_fd_set *ZRESTRICT readfds,
 static int z_vrfy_zvfs_select(int nfds, struct zvfs_fd_set *ZRESTRICT readfds,
 			      struct zvfs_fd_set *ZRESTRICT writefds,
 			      struct zvfs_fd_set *ZRESTRICT exceptfds,
-			      const struct timespec *ZRESTRICT timeout,
-			      const void *ZRESTRICT sigmask)
+			      const struct timeval *ZRESTRICT timeout)
 {
 	struct zvfs_fd_set *readfds_copy = NULL, *writefds_copy = NULL, *exceptfds_copy = NULL;
-	struct timespec *to = NULL;
+	struct timeval *to = NULL;
 	int ret = -1;
 
 	if (readfds) {
@@ -263,7 +261,7 @@ static int z_vrfy_zvfs_select(int nfds, struct zvfs_fd_set *ZRESTRICT readfds,
 		}
 	}
 
-	ret = z_impl_zvfs_select(nfds, readfds_copy, writefds_copy, exceptfds_copy, to, sigmask);
+	ret = z_impl_zvfs_select(nfds, readfds_copy, writefds_copy, exceptfds_copy, to);
 
 	if (ret >= 0) {
 		if (readfds_copy) {
diff --git a/lib/posix/options/device_io.c b/lib/posix/options/device_io.c
index d15b5da2a91ac2..eaae1c69c79e11 100644
--- a/lib/posix/options/device_io.c
+++ b/lib/posix/options/device_io.c
@@ -71,12 +71,6 @@ ssize_t pread(int fd, void *buf, size_t count, off_t offset)
 	return zvfs_read(fd, buf, count, (size_t *)&off);
 }
 
-int pselect(int nfds, fd_set *readfds, fd_set *writefds, fd_set *exceptfds,
-	    const struct timespec *timeout, const void *sigmask)
-{
-	return zvfs_select(nfds, readfds, writefds, exceptfds, timeout, sigmask);
-}
-
 ssize_t pwrite(int fd, void *buf, size_t count, off_t offset)
 {
 	size_t off = (size_t)offset;
@@ -99,12 +93,7 @@ FUNC_ALIAS(read, _read, ssize_t);
 
 int select(int nfds, fd_set *readfds, fd_set *writefds, fd_set *exceptfds, struct timeval *timeout)
 {
-	struct timespec to = {
-		.tv_sec = (timeout == NULL) ? 0 : timeout->tv_sec,
-		.tv_nsec = (long)((timeout == NULL) ? 0 : timeout->tv_usec * NSEC_PER_USEC)};
-
-	return zvfs_select(nfds, readfds, writefds, exceptfds, (timeout == NULL) ? NULL : &to,
-			   NULL);
+	return zvfs_select(nfds, readfds, writefds, exceptfds, timeout);
 }
 
 ssize_t write(int fd, const void *buf, size_t sz)
diff --git a/tests/posix/headers/src/sys_select_h.c b/tests/posix/headers/src/sys_select_h.c
index ad1014c5b446d4..49fd4dc8ed5f85 100644
--- a/tests/posix/headers/src/sys_select_h.c
+++ b/tests/posix/headers/src/sys_select_h.c
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ ZTEST(posix_headers, test_sys_select_h)
 		FD_SET(0, &fds);
 		FD_ZERO(&fds);
 
-		zassert_not_null(pselect);
+		/* zassert_not_null(pselect); */ /* not implemented */
 		zassert_not_null(select);
 	}
 }