diff --git a/plugins/sudoers/audit.c b/plugins/sudoers/audit.c
index 6c86f910c..eb8fe1f7c 100644
--- a/plugins/sudoers/audit.c
+++ b/plugins/sudoers/audit.c
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ audit_to_eventlog(const struct sudoers_context *ctx, struct eventlog *evlog,
 static bool
 log_server_accept(const struct sudoers_context *ctx, struct eventlog *evlog)
 {
-    struct timespec now;
+    struct timespec start_time;
     bool ret = false;
     debug_decl(log_server_accept, SUDOERS_DEBUG_PLUGIN);
 
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ log_server_accept(const struct sudoers_context *ctx, struct eventlog *evlog)
 	    debug_return_bool(true);
     }
 
-    if (sudo_gettime_real(&now) == -1) {
+    if (sudo_gettime_awake(&start_time) == -1) {
 	sudo_warn("%s", U_("unable to get time of day"));
 	goto done;
     }
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ log_server_accept(const struct sudoers_context *ctx, struct eventlog *evlog)
 	    goto done;
 
 	/* Open connection to log server, send hello and accept messages. */
-	client_closure = log_server_open(&audit_details, &now, false,
+	client_closure = log_server_open(&audit_details, &start_time, false,
 	    SEND_ACCEPT, NULL);
 	if (client_closure != NULL)
 	    ret = true;
diff --git a/plugins/sudoers/iolog.c b/plugins/sudoers/iolog.c
index 51afd3434..08c6e3175 100644
--- a/plugins/sudoers/iolog.c
+++ b/plugins/sudoers/iolog.c
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ static struct iolog_file iolog_files[] = {
 };
 
 static struct sudoers_io_operations {
-    int (*open)(struct timespec *now);
+    int (*open)(struct timespec *start_time);
     void (*close)(int exit_status, int error, const char **errstr);
     int (*log)(int event, const char *buf, unsigned int len,
 	struct timespec *delay, const char **errstr);
@@ -685,7 +685,7 @@ oom:
 }
 
 static int
-sudoers_io_open_local(struct timespec *now)
+sudoers_io_open_local(struct timespec *start_time)
 {
     const struct sudoers_context *ctx = sudoers_get_context();
     struct eventlog *evlog = iolog_details.evlog;
@@ -756,13 +756,13 @@ done:
 
 #ifdef SUDOERS_LOG_CLIENT
 static int
-sudoers_io_open_remote(struct timespec *now)
+sudoers_io_open_remote(struct timespec *start_time)
 {
     debug_decl(sudoers_io_open_remote, SUDOERS_DEBUG_PLUGIN);
 
     /* Open connection to log server, send hello and accept messages. */
-    client_closure = log_server_open(&iolog_details, now, true, SEND_ACCEPT,
-	NULL);
+    client_closure = log_server_open(&iolog_details, start_time, true,
+	SEND_ACCEPT, NULL);
     if (client_closure != NULL)
 	debug_return_int(1);
 
diff --git a/plugins/sudoers/log_client.c b/plugins/sudoers/log_client.c
index 238e9d511..eabd880c2 100644
--- a/plugins/sudoers/log_client.c
+++ b/plugins/sudoers/log_client.c
@@ -1962,7 +1962,7 @@ bad:
  * Allocate and initialize a new client closure
  */
 static struct client_closure *
-client_closure_alloc(struct log_details *details, struct timespec *now,
+client_closure_alloc(struct log_details *details, struct timespec *start_time,
     bool log_io, enum client_state initial_state, const char *reason)
 {
     struct client_closure *closure;
@@ -1983,9 +1983,9 @@ client_closure_alloc(struct log_details *details, struct timespec *now,
     closure->state = RECV_HELLO;
     closure->initial_state = initial_state;
 
-    if (now != NULL) {
-	closure->start_time.tv_sec = now->tv_sec;
-	closure->start_time.tv_nsec = now->tv_nsec;
+    if (start_time != NULL) {
+	closure->start_time.tv_sec = start_time->tv_sec;
+	closure->start_time.tv_nsec = start_time->tv_nsec;
     }
 
     TAILQ_INIT(&closure->write_bufs);
@@ -2012,14 +2012,14 @@ oom:
 }
 
 struct client_closure *
-log_server_open(struct log_details *details, struct timespec *now,
+log_server_open(struct log_details *details, struct timespec *start_time,
     bool log_io, enum client_state initial_state, const char *reason)
 {
     struct client_closure *closure;
     static bool warned = false;
     debug_decl(log_server_open, SUDOERS_DEBUG_UTIL);
 
-    closure = client_closure_alloc(details, now, log_io, initial_state,
+    closure = client_closure_alloc(details, start_time, log_io, initial_state,
 	reason);
     if (closure == NULL)
 	goto bad;
diff --git a/plugins/sudoers/log_client.h b/plugins/sudoers/log_client.h
index 8190becdc..226521310 100644
--- a/plugins/sudoers/log_client.h
+++ b/plugins/sudoers/log_client.h
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ struct client_closure {
 };
 
 /* iolog_client.c */
-struct client_closure *log_server_open(struct log_details *details, struct timespec *now, bool log_io, enum client_state initial_state, const char *reason);
+struct client_closure *log_server_open(struct log_details *details, struct timespec *start_time, bool log_io, enum client_state initial_state, const char *reason);
 bool log_server_close(struct client_closure *closure, int exit_status, int error);
 bool fmt_client_message(struct client_closure *closure, ClientMessage *msg);
 bool fmt_accept_message(struct client_closure *closure, struct eventlog *evlog);
diff --git a/plugins/sudoers/logging.c b/plugins/sudoers/logging.c
index 7add7441e..776fd94d5 100644
--- a/plugins/sudoers/logging.c
+++ b/plugins/sudoers/logging.c
@@ -157,8 +157,8 @@ log_server_reject(const struct sudoers_context *ctx, struct eventlog *evlog,
 	    debug_return_bool(false);
 
 	/* Open connection to log server, send hello and reject messages. */
-	client_closure = log_server_open(&details, &evlog->submit_time,
-	    false, SEND_REJECT, message);
+	client_closure = log_server_open(&details, NULL, false,
+	    SEND_REJECT, message);
 	if (client_closure != NULL) {
 	    client_closure_free(client_closure);
 	    client_closure = NULL;