diff --git a/liblog/logd_write.c b/liblog/logd_write.c
index d3ee167..c3efc33 100644
--- a/liblog/logd_write.c
+++ b/liblog/logd_write.c
@@ -117,8 +117,11 @@
     newVec[0].iov_base   = (unsigned char *) &log_id_buf;
     newVec[0].iov_len    = sizeof_log_id_t;
 
+    struct timespec ts;
+    clock_gettime(CLOCK_REALTIME, &ts);
     log_time realtime_ts;
-    clock_gettime(CLOCK_REALTIME, &realtime_ts);
+    realtime_ts.tv_sec = ts.tv_sec;
+    realtime_ts.tv_nsec = ts.tv_nsec;
 
     newVec[1].iov_base   = (unsigned char *) &realtime_ts;
     newVec[1].iov_len    = sizeof(log_time);
diff --git a/liblog/tests/liblog_benchmark.cpp b/liblog/tests/liblog_benchmark.cpp
index 19406fb..39fe2ad 100644
--- a/liblog/tests/liblog_benchmark.cpp
+++ b/liblog/tests/liblog_benchmark.cpp
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@
     for (int j = 0, i = 0; i < iters && j < 10*iters; ++i, ++j) {
         log_time ts;
         LOG_FAILURE_RETRY((
-            clock_gettime(CLOCK_REALTIME, &ts),
+            ts = log_time(CLOCK_REALTIME),
             android_btWriteLog(0, EVENT_TYPE_LONG, &ts, sizeof(ts))));
 
         for (;;) {
diff --git a/liblog/tests/liblog_test.cpp b/liblog/tests/liblog_test.cpp
index d71d97a..ffb7fd1 100644
--- a/liblog/tests/liblog_test.cpp
+++ b/liblog/tests/liblog_test.cpp
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@
 
     ++signaled;
     if ((signal_time.tv_sec == 0) && (signal_time.tv_nsec == 0)) {
-        clock_gettime(CLOCK_MONOTONIC, &signal_time);
+        signal_time = log_time(CLOCK_MONOTONIC);
         signal_time.tv_sec += 2;
     }