diff --git a/appl/login/utmpx_login.c b/appl/login/utmpx_login.c
index d1fddc1f0..df1215506 100644
--- a/appl/login/utmpx_login.c
+++ b/appl/login/utmpx_login.c
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ static
 void
 utmpx_update(struct utmpx *ut, char *line, char *user, char *host)
 {
+    struct timeval tmp;
+
     strncpy(ut->ut_line, line, sizeof(ut->ut_line));
     strncpy(ut->ut_user, user, sizeof(ut->ut_user));
     strncpy(ut->ut_host, host, sizeof(ut->ut_host));
@@ -23,7 +25,9 @@ utmpx_update(struct utmpx *ut, char *line, char *user, char *host)
         ut->ut_syslen = sizeof(ut->ut_host);
 #endif
     ut->ut_type = USER_PROCESS;
-    gettimeofday(&(ut->ut_tv), 0);
+    gettimeofday (&tmp, 0);
+    ut->ut_tv.tv_sec = tmp.tv_sec;
+    ut->ut_tv.tv_usec = tmp.tv_usec;
     pututxline(ut);
 #ifdef WTMPX_FILE
     updwtmpx(WTMPX_FILE, ut);