diff --git a/plugins/inputs/influxdb/influxdb.go b/plugins/inputs/influxdb/influxdb.go
index 4c3d46ad6..bb11cfee4 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/influxdb/influxdb.go
+++ b/plugins/inputs/influxdb/influxdb.go
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ func (i *InfluxDB) gatherURL(
 func init() {
 	inputs.Add("influxdb", func() telegraf.Input {
 		return &InfluxDB{
-			Timeout: internal.Duration(time.Second * 5),
+			Timeout: internal.Duration{Duration: time.Second * 5},
 		}
 	})
 }