diff --git a/lib/krb5/mk_priv.c b/lib/krb5/mk_priv.c
index 9ea797504..c1d1ac367 100644
--- a/lib/krb5/mk_priv.c
+++ b/lib/krb5/mk_priv.c
@@ -55,12 +55,16 @@ krb5_mk_priv(krb5_context context,
   unsigned tmp_seq;
   krb5_keyblock *key;
   int32_t sec, usec;
+  KerberosTime sec2;
+  unsigned usec2;
 
   krb5_us_timeofday (context, &sec, &usec);
 
   part.user_data = *userdata;
-  part.timestamp  = &sec;
-  part.usec       = &usec;
+  sec2 = sec;
+  part.timestamp  = &sec2;
+  usec2 = usec;
+  part.usec       = &usec2;
   if (auth_context->flags & KRB5_AUTH_CONTEXT_DO_SEQUENCE) {
     tmp_seq = ++auth_context->local_seqnumber;
     part.seq_number = &tmp_seq;
diff --git a/lib/krb5/mk_safe.c b/lib/krb5/mk_safe.c
index c77d6e954..96db1f231 100644
--- a/lib/krb5/mk_safe.c
+++ b/lib/krb5/mk_safe.c
@@ -50,6 +50,8 @@ krb5_mk_safe(krb5_context context,
   krb5_error_code r;
   KRB_SAFE s;
   int32_t sec, usec;
+  KerberosTime sec2;
+  unsigned usec2;
   u_char buf[1024];
   size_t len;
   unsigned tmp_seq;
@@ -60,8 +62,10 @@ krb5_mk_safe(krb5_context context,
   s.safe_body.user_data = *userdata;
   krb5_us_timeofday (context, &sec, &usec);
 
-  s.safe_body.timestamp  = &sec;
-  s.safe_body.usec       = &usec;
+  sec2 = sec;
+  s.safe_body.timestamp  = &sec2;
+  usec2 = usec2;
+  s.safe_body.usec       = &usec2;
   if (auth_context->flags & KRB5_AUTH_CONTEXT_DO_SEQUENCE) {
       tmp_seq = ++auth_context->local_seqnumber;
       s.safe_body.seq_number = &tmp_seq;