diff --git a/games/larn/data.c b/games/larn/data.c
index 01154a42dfec..1e6fcdf46672 100644
--- a/games/larn/data.c
+++ b/games/larn/data.c
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ short oldx,oldy;
 short lasthx=0,lasthy=0;	/* location of monster last hit by player		*/
 short nobeep=0;			/* true if program is not to beep  					*/
 /* unsigned long randx=33601;      /*      the random number seed                                          */
-long initialtime=0;			/* time playing began 							*/
+time_t initialtime=0;			/* time playing began 							*/
 long gtime=0;				/*	the clock for the game						*/
 long outstanding_taxes=0;	/* present tax bill from score file 			*/
 long c[100],cbak[100];		/*	the character description arrays			*/
diff --git a/games/larn/diag.c b/games/larn/diag.c
index 0996558eb805..53bdfd3e6e20 100644
--- a/games/larn/diag.c
+++ b/games/larn/diag.c
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 #include <sys/times.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include "header.h"
-extern long int initialtime;
 extern int rmst,maxitm,lasttime;
 extern char nosignal;
 static struct tms cputime;
@@ -144,7 +143,7 @@ diagdrawscreen()
 /*
 	to save the game in a file
  */
-static long int zzz=0;
+static time_t zzz=0;
 savegame(fname)
 	char *fname;
 	{
diff --git a/games/larn/header.h b/games/larn/header.h
index 1a5be70b8a0d..72eab138e30b 100644
--- a/games/larn/header.h
+++ b/games/larn/header.h
@@ -350,7 +350,8 @@ extern short diroffx[],diroffy[],hitflag,hit2flag,hit3flag,hitp[MAXX][MAXY];
 extern short iarg[MAXX][MAXY],ivenarg[],lasthx,lasthy,lastnum,lastpx,lastpy;
 extern short nobeep,oldx,oldy,playerx,playery;
 extern int dayplay,enable_scroll,srcount,yrepcount,userid,wisid,lfd,fd;
-extern long initialtime,outstanding_taxes,skill[],gtime,c[],cbak[];
+extern time_t initialtime;
+extern long outstanding_taxes,skill[],gtime,c[],cbak[];
 extern struct cel *cell;
 extern struct monst monster[];
 extern struct sphere *spheres;
diff --git a/games/larn/scores.c b/games/larn/scores.c
index a5a8807b37dc..0b32d427734a 100644
--- a/games/larn/scores.c
+++ b/games/larn/scores.c
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ struct wscofmt			/* This is the structure for the winning scoreboard */
 struct log_fmt			/* 102 bytes struct for the log file 				*/
 	{
 	long score;			/* the players score 								*/
-	long diedtime;		/* time when game was over 							*/
+	time_t diedtime;		/* time when game was over 							*/
 	short cavelev;		/* level in caves 									*/
 	short diff;			/* difficulty player played at 						*/
 #ifdef EXTRA
@@ -468,7 +468,8 @@ died(x)
 	{
 	register int f,win;
 	char ch,*mod;
-	long zzz,i;
+	time_t zzz;
+	long i;
 	struct tms cputime;
 	if (c[LIFEPROT]>0) /* if life protection */
 		{