diff --git a/bgpd/bgp_damp.c b/bgpd/bgp_damp.c
index e21131e..ba059f8 100644
--- a/bgpd/bgp_damp.c
+++ b/bgpd/bgp_damp.c
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@
   damp->t_reuse =
     thread_add_timer (master, bgp_reuse_timer, NULL, DELTA_REUSE);
 
-  t_now = time (NULL);
+  t_now = bgp_clock ();
 
   /* 1.  save a pointer to the current zeroth queue head and zero the
      list head entry.  */
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@
   struct bgp_damp_info *bdi = NULL;
   double last_penalty = 0;
   
-  t_now = time (NULL);
+  t_now = bgp_clock ();
 
   /* Processing Unreachable Messages.  */
   if (binfo->extra)
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@
   if (!binfo->extra || !((bdi = binfo->extra->damp_info)))
     return BGP_DAMP_USED;
 
-  t_now = time (NULL);
+  t_now = bgp_clock ();
   bgp_info_unset_flag (rn, binfo, BGP_INFO_HISTORY);
 
   bdi->lastrecord = BGP_RECORD_UPDATE;
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@
   
   assert (binfo->extra && binfo->extra->damp_info);
   
-  t_now = time (NULL);
+  t_now = bgp_clock ();
   bdi = binfo->extra->damp_info;
  
   if (CHECK_FLAG (binfo->flags, BGP_INFO_DAMPED))
@@ -597,7 +597,7 @@
     return;
 
   /* Calculate new penalty.  */
-  t_now = time (NULL);
+  t_now = bgp_clock ();
   t_diff = t_now - bdi->t_updated;
   penalty = bgp_damp_decay (t_diff, bdi->penalty);
 
@@ -633,7 +633,7 @@
     return NULL;
 
   /* Calculate new penalty.  */
-  t_now = time (NULL);
+  t_now = bgp_clock ();
   t_diff = t_now - bdi->t_updated;
   penalty = bgp_damp_decay (t_diff, bdi->penalty);