diff --git a/vlib/time/time_nix.c.v b/vlib/time/time_nix.c.v
index c4aded6958..c94a73b50c 100644
--- a/vlib/time/time_nix.c.v
+++ b/vlib/time/time_nix.c.v
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ fn linux_now() Time {
 	mut ts := C.timespec{}
 	C.clock_gettime(C.CLOCK_REALTIME, &ts)
 	loc_tm := C.tm{}
-	C.localtime_r(&time.time_t(voidptr(&ts.tv_sec)), &loc_tm)
+	C.localtime_r(&time_t(voidptr(&ts.tv_sec)), &loc_tm)
 	return convert_ctime(loc_tm, int(ts.tv_nsec / 1000))
 }