diff --git a/ospf6d/ospf6_lsa.c b/ospf6d/ospf6_lsa.c
index d6356c7..48f79af 100644
--- a/ospf6d/ospf6_lsa.c
+++ b/ospf6d/ospf6_lsa.c
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@
 
   if (gettimeofday (&now, (struct timezone *)NULL) < 0)
     zlog_warn ("LSA: gettimeofday failed, may fail LSA AGEs: %s",
-               strerror (errno));
+               safe_strerror (errno));
 
   lsa->birth.tv_sec = now.tv_sec - ntohs (lsa->header->age);
   lsa->birth.tv_usec = now.tv_usec;
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@
   /* current time */
   if (gettimeofday (&now, (struct timezone *)NULL) < 0)
     zlog_warn ("LSA: gettimeofday failed, may fail LSA AGEs: %s",
-               strerror (errno));
+               safe_strerror (errno));
 
   /* calculate age */
   ulage = now.tv_sec - lsa->birth.tv_sec;