diff --git a/libmisc/pwd2spwd.c b/libmisc/pwd2spwd.c
index c1b9b29a..6799dd50 100644
--- a/libmisc/pwd2spwd.c
+++ b/libmisc/pwd2spwd.c
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@
 #include "prototypes.h"
 #include "defines.h"
 #include <pwd.h>
-extern time_t time (time_t *);
 
 /*
  * pwd_to_spwd - create entries for new spwd structure
@@ -66,7 +65,7 @@ struct spwd *pwd_to_spwd (const struct passwd *pw)
 		 */
 		sp.sp_min = 0;
 		sp.sp_max = (10000L * DAY) / SCALE;
-		sp.sp_lstchg = (long) time ((time_t *) 0) / SCALE;
+		sp.sp_lstchg = (long) gettime () / SCALE;
 		if (0 == sp.sp_lstchg) {
 			/* Better disable aging than requiring a password
 			 * change */
diff --git a/src/pwck.c b/src/pwck.c
index 0ffb711e..f70071b1 100644
--- a/src/pwck.c
+++ b/src/pwck.c
@@ -609,7 +609,7 @@ static void check_pw_file (int *errors, bool *changed)
 					sp.sp_inact  = -1;
 					sp.sp_expire = -1;
 					sp.sp_flag   = SHADOW_SP_FLAG_UNSET;
-					sp.sp_lstchg = (long) time ((time_t *) 0) / SCALE;
+					sp.sp_lstchg = (long) gettime () / SCALE;
 					if (0 == sp.sp_lstchg) {
 						/* Better disable aging than
 						 * requiring a password change
diff --git a/src/pwconv.c b/src/pwconv.c
index 9c69fa13..f932f266 100644
--- a/src/pwconv.c
+++ b/src/pwconv.c
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ int main (int argc, char **argv)
 			spent.sp_flag   = SHADOW_SP_FLAG_UNSET;
 		}
 		spent.sp_pwdp = pw->pw_passwd;
-		spent.sp_lstchg = (long) time ((time_t *) 0) / SCALE;
+		spent.sp_lstchg = (long) gettime () / SCALE;
 		if (0 == spent.sp_lstchg) {
 			/* Better disable aging than requiring a password
 			 * change */