--- a/getdate.c
+++ b/getdate.c
@@ -214,7 +214,9 @@
     				/* Dangerous!  Could upset cron and other
 				 * timer related events.
 				 */
-    stime(&new_time);
+    struct timespec s = {0};
+    s.tv_sec = new_time;
+    clock_settime(CLOCK_REALTIME, &s);
     print_samples(host, first_sample, second_sample);
     printf("getdate: set time to %s to match host %s\n", 
 	   time_to_str(new_time),