diff --git a/src/runtime/write_err_android.go b/src/runtime/write_err_android.go
index 748dec644c..bf99b5f6c5 100644
--- a/src/runtime/write_err_android.go
+++ b/src/runtime/write_err_android.go
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ func writeLogdHeader() int {
 	//      hdr[3:7] sec unsigned uint32, little endian.
 	//      hdr[7:11] nsec unsigned uint32, little endian.
 	hdr[0] = 0 // LOG_ID_MAIN
-	sec, nsec := time_now()
+	sec, nsec := walltime()
 	packUint32(hdr[3:7], uint32(sec))
 	packUint32(hdr[7:11], uint32(nsec))