--- a/util/dvbdate/dvbdate.c
+++ b/util/dvbdate/dvbdate.c
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@
 int set_time(time_t * new_time)
 {
 	struct timespec s = {0};
-	s.tv_sec = new_time;
+	s.tv_sec = *new_time;
 
 	if (clock_settime(CLOCK_REALTIME, &s)) {
 		perror("Unable to set time");