diff --git a/ospf6d/ospf6_neighbor.c b/ospf6d/ospf6_neighbor.c
index b0db345..9c1cf23 100644
--- a/ospf6d/ospf6_neighbor.c
+++ b/ospf6d/ospf6_neighbor.c
@@ -574,7 +574,7 @@
   h = m = s = 0;
   if (on->inactivity_timer)
     {
-      s = on->inactivity_timer->u.sands.tv_sec - now.tv_sec;
+      s = on->inactivity_timer->u.sands.tv_sec - recent_relative_time().tv_sec;
       h = s / 3600;
       s -= h * 3600;
       m = s / 60;