diff --git a/liblog/include/log/log_time.h b/liblog/include/log/log_time.h
index be69255..09c9910 100644
--- a/liblog/include/log/log_time.h
+++ b/liblog/include/log/log_time.h
@@ -42,23 +42,19 @@
  */
 struct log_time {
  public:
-  uint32_t tv_sec; /* good to Feb 5 2106 */
-  uint32_t tv_nsec;
+  uint32_t tv_sec = 0; /* good to Feb 5 2106 */
+  uint32_t tv_nsec = 0;
 
   static const uint32_t tv_sec_max = 0xFFFFFFFFUL;
   static const uint32_t tv_nsec_max = 999999999UL;
+  static const timespec EPOCH;
 
-  log_time(const timespec& T)
-      : tv_sec(static_cast<uint32_t>(T.tv_sec)),
-        tv_nsec(static_cast<uint32_t>(T.tv_nsec)) {
-  }
+  log_time() {}
+  explicit log_time(const timespec& T)
+      : tv_sec(static_cast<uint32_t>(T.tv_sec)), tv_nsec(static_cast<uint32_t>(T.tv_nsec)) {}
   explicit log_time(uint32_t sec, uint32_t nsec = 0)
       : tv_sec(sec), tv_nsec(nsec) {
   }
-#define __struct_log_time_private_defined
-  static const timespec EPOCH;
-  log_time() {
-  }
 #ifdef __linux__
   explicit log_time(clockid_t id) {
     timespec T;
diff --git a/liblog/log_time.cpp b/liblog/log_time.cpp
index ae376be..77bb94f 100644
--- a/liblog/log_time.cpp
+++ b/liblog/log_time.cpp
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@
 LIBLOG_ABI_PRIVATE log_time log_time::operator-=(const timespec& T) {
   // No concept of negative time, clamp to EPOCH
   if (*this <= T) {
-    return *this = EPOCH;
+    return *this = log_time(EPOCH);
   }
 
   if (this->tv_nsec < (unsigned long int)T.tv_nsec) {
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@
 LIBLOG_ABI_PRIVATE log_time log_time::operator-=(const log_time& T) {
   // No concept of negative time, clamp to EPOCH
   if (*this <= T) {
-    return *this = EPOCH;
+    return *this = log_time(EPOCH);
   }
 
   if (this->tv_nsec < T.tv_nsec) {