diff --git a/appl/ftp/ftp/cmds.c b/appl/ftp/ftp/cmds.c
index 8040b07b8..b7ac1110c 100644
--- a/appl/ftp/ftp/cmds.c
+++ b/appl/ftp/ftp/cmds.c
@@ -647,6 +647,7 @@ getit(int argc, char **argv, int restartit, char *mode)
 			int cmdret;
 			int yy, mo, day, hour, min, sec;
 			struct tm *tm;
+			time_t st_mtime = stbuf.st_mtime;
 
 			overbose = verbose;
 			if (debug == 0)
@@ -665,7 +666,7 @@ getit(int argc, char **argv, int restartit, char *mode)
 				return (0);
 			}
 
-			tm = gmtime(&stbuf.st_mtime);
+			tm = gmtime(&st_mtime);
 			tm->tm_mon++;
 			tm->tm_year += 1900;
 
diff --git a/appl/ftp/ftpd/ftpcmd.y b/appl/ftp/ftpd/ftpcmd.y
index b4fe9535f..284884258 100644
--- a/appl/ftp/ftpd/ftpcmd.y
+++ b/appl/ftp/ftpd/ftpcmd.y
@@ -620,7 +620,9 @@ cmd
 					      "%s: not a plain file.", $3);
 				} else {
 					struct tm *t;
-					t = gmtime(&stbuf.st_mtime);
+					time_t st_mtime = stbuf.st_mtime;
+
+					t = gmtime(&st_mtime);
 					reply(213,
 					      "%04d%02d%02d%02d%02d%02d",
 					      t->tm_year + 1900,