diff --git a/eit.c b/eit.c
index 50d8229..373dbca 100644
--- a/eit.c
+++ b/eit.c
@@ -391,7 +391,9 @@ cTDT::cTDT(const u_char *Data)
   if (abs(diff) > MAX_TIME_DIFF) {
      mutex.Lock();
      if (abs(diff) > MAX_ADJ_DIFF) {
-        if (stime(&dvbtim) == 0)
+        timespec ts = { 0 };
+        ts.tv_sec = dvbtim;
+        if (clock_settime(CLOCK_REALTIME, &ts) == 0)
            isyslog("system time changed from %s (%ld) to %s (%ld)", *TimeToString(loctim), loctim, *TimeToString(dvbtim), dvbtim);
         else
            esyslog("ERROR while setting system time: %m");