diff --git a/usr.sbin/timed/timed/master.c b/usr.sbin/timed/timed/master.c
index e36fbaef915a..053701660f69 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/timed/timed/master.c
+++ b/usr.sbin/timed/timed/master.c
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ static const char rcsid[] =
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <sys/times.h>
 #include <setjmp.h>
+#include <utmpx.h>
 #include "pathnames.h"
 
 extern int measure_delta;
@@ -56,8 +57,6 @@ static int slvcount;			/* slaves listening to our clock */
 
 static void mchgdate(struct tsp *);
 
-extern void logwtmp(char *, char *, char *);
-
 /*
  * The main function of `master' is to periodically compute the differences
  * (deltas) between its clock and the clocks of the slaves, to compute the
@@ -350,6 +349,7 @@ mchgdate(msg)
 	char tname[MAXHOSTNAMELEN];
 	char olddate[32];
 	struct timeval otime, ntime, tmptv;
+	struct utmpx utx;
 
 	(void)strcpy(tname, msg->tsp_name);
 
@@ -371,9 +371,13 @@ mchgdate(msg)
 		dictate = 3;
 		synch(tvtomsround(ntime));
 	} else {
-		logwtmp("|", "date", "");
+		utx.ut_type = OLD_TIME;
+		gettimeofday(&utx.ut_tv, NULL);
+		pututxline(&utx);
  		(void)settimeofday(&tmptv, 0);
-		logwtmp("{", "date", "");
+		utx.ut_type = NEW_TIME;
+		gettimeofday(&utx.ut_tv, NULL);
+		pututxline(&utx);
 		spreadtime();
 	}
 
diff --git a/usr.sbin/timed/timed/slave.c b/usr.sbin/timed/timed/slave.c
index 217fd8225da0..74a17234549e 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/timed/timed/slave.c
+++ b/usr.sbin/timed/timed/slave.c
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ static const char rcsid[] =
 
 #include "globals.h"
 #include <setjmp.h>
+#include <utmpx.h>
 #include "pathnames.h"
 
 extern jmp_buf jmpenv;
@@ -57,8 +58,6 @@ static void schgdate(struct tsp *, char *);
 static void setmaster(struct tsp *);
 static void answerdelay(void);
 
-extern void logwtmp(char *, char *, char *);
-
 int
 slave()
 {
@@ -80,6 +79,7 @@ slave()
 	char newdate[32];
 	struct netinfo *ntp;
 	struct hosttbl *htp;
+	struct utmpx utx;
 
 
 	old_slavenet = 0;
@@ -280,9 +280,13 @@ loop:
 				 */
 				synch(tvtomsround(ntime));
 			} else {
-				logwtmp("|", "date", "");
- 				(void)settimeofday(&tmptv, 0);
-				logwtmp("{", "date", "");
+				utx.ut_type = OLD_TIME;
+				gettimeofday(&utx.ut_tv, NULL);
+				pututxline(&utx);
+				(void)settimeofday(&tmptv, 0);
+				utx.ut_type = NEW_TIME;
+				gettimeofday(&utx.ut_tv, NULL);
+				pututxline(&utx);
 				syslog(LOG_NOTICE,
 				       "date changed by %s from %s",
 					msg->tsp_name, olddate);