diff --git a/lib/failure.c b/lib/failure.c
index 55a10a71..22acc231 100644
--- a/lib/failure.c
+++ b/lib/failure.c
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ void failure (uid_t uid, const char *tty, struct faillog *fl)
 	}
 
 	STRTCPY(fl->fail_line, tty);
-	(void) time (&fl->fail_time);
+	fl->fail_time = time(NULL);
 
 	/*
 	 * Seek back to the correct position in the file and write the
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ static bool too_many_failures (const struct faillog *fl)
 		return true;	/* locked until reset manually */
 	}
 
-	(void) time (&now);
+	now = time(NULL);
 	if ((fl->fail_time + fl->fail_locktime) < now) {
 		return false;	/* enough time since last failure */
 	}
diff --git a/lib/log.c b/lib/log.c
index fd78c682..e195a0f9 100644
--- a/lib/log.c
+++ b/lib/log.c
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ void dolastlog (
 	}
 
 	ll_time = newlog.ll_time;
-	(void) time (&ll_time);
+	ll_time = time(NULL);
 	newlog.ll_time = ll_time;
 	STRTCPY(newlog.ll_line, line);
 #if HAVE_LL_HOST
diff --git a/lib/sulog.c b/lib/sulog.c
index 2ef22b2e..82f3ab77 100644
--- a/lib/sulog.c
+++ b/lib/sulog.c
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ void sulog (const char *tty, bool success, const char *oldname, const char *name
 		return;		/* can't open or create logfile */
 	}
 
-	(void) time (&now);
+	now = time(NULL);
 	tm = localtime (&now);
 
 	fprintf (fp, "SU %.02d/%.02d %.02d:%.02d %c %s %s-%s\n",
diff --git a/src/faillog.c b/src/faillog.c
index 77c25b8a..75910bb6 100644
--- a/src/faillog.c
+++ b/src/faillog.c
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ static void print_one (/*@null@*/const struct passwd *pw, bool force)
 		return;
 	}
 
-	(void) time(&now);
+	now = time(NULL);
 
 	/* Filter out entries that do not match with the -t option */
 	if (tflg && ((now - fl.fail_time) > seconds)) {
diff --git a/src/logoutd.c b/src/logoutd.c
index eb4c6fe2..a0d0f36c 100644
--- a/src/logoutd.c
+++ b/src/logoutd.c
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ check_login(const struct utmpx *ut)
 	ZUSTR2STP(user, ut->ut_user);
 	ZUSTR2STP(line, ut->ut_line);
 
-	(void) time (&now);
+	now = time(NULL);
 
 	/*
 	 * Check if they are allowed to be logged in right now.