diff --git a/xorriso/parse_exec.c b/xorriso/parse_exec.c
index 95909ec4..284a6f47 100644
--- a/xorriso/parse_exec.c
+++ b/xorriso/parse_exec.c
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 
 /* xorriso - creates, loads, manipulates and burns ISO 9660 filesystem images.
 
-   Copyright 2007-2015 Thomas Schmitt, <scdbackup@gmx.net>
+   Copyright 2007-2016 Thomas Schmitt, <scdbackup@gmx.net>
 
    Provided under GPL version 2 or later.
 
@@ -2072,9 +2072,8 @@ int Xorriso_execute_option(struct XorrisO *xorriso, char *line, int flag)
  char **argv= NULL;
  double tdiff;
  struct timeval tv;
- struct timezone tz;
 
- gettimeofday(&tv,&tz);
+ gettimeofday(&tv, NULL);
  Xorriso_reset_counters(xorriso,0);
  xorriso->idle_time= 0.0;
  tdiff= tv.tv_sec+(1.e-6*(double) tv.tv_usec);
@@ -2091,7 +2090,7 @@ int Xorriso_execute_option(struct XorrisO *xorriso, char *line, int flag)
  ret= Xorriso_interpreter(xorriso, argc, argv, &idx, flag&0xffff);
  if(ret<0)
    goto ex;
- gettimeofday(&tv,&tz);
+ gettimeofday(&tv, NULL);
  tdiff= tv.tv_sec+(1.e-6*(double) tv.tv_usec)-tdiff-xorriso->idle_time;
  if(tdiff<0.001)
    tdiff= 0.001;
diff --git a/xorriso/sfile.c b/xorriso/sfile.c
index c81737a1..77700509 100644
--- a/xorriso/sfile.c
+++ b/xorriso/sfile.c
@@ -857,8 +857,8 @@ int Sfile_home_adr_s(char *filename, char *fileadr, int fa_size, int flag)
 double Sfile_microtime(int flag)
 {
  struct timeval tv;
- struct timezone tz;
- gettimeofday(&tv,&tz);
+
+ gettimeofday(&tv, NULL);
  return((double) (tv.tv_sec+1.0e-6*tv.tv_usec));
 }
 
diff --git a/xorriso/text_io.c b/xorriso/text_io.c
index abb7851a..c8962e6c 100644
--- a/xorriso/text_io.c
+++ b/xorriso/text_io.c
@@ -333,10 +333,9 @@ int Xorriso_dialog_input(struct XorrisO *xorriso, char line[], int linesize,
 #endif /* Xorriso_with_line_editoR */
  double tdiff;
  struct timeval tv;
- struct timezone tz;
  struct Xorriso_lsT *next_lst;
 
- gettimeofday(&tv,&tz);
+ gettimeofday(&tv, NULL);
  tdiff= tv.tv_sec+(1.e-6*(double) tv.tv_usec);
 
  fflush(stdout);
@@ -485,7 +484,7 @@ ex:;
    free(cpt);
 #endif
 
- gettimeofday(&tv,&tz);
+ gettimeofday(&tv, NULL);
  xorriso->idle_time+= tv.tv_sec+(1.e-6*(double) tv.tv_usec)-tdiff;
  return(ret);
 }
diff --git a/xorriso/xorriso_timestamp.h b/xorriso/xorriso_timestamp.h
index 312ad214..7671f827 100644
--- a/xorriso/xorriso_timestamp.h
+++ b/xorriso/xorriso_timestamp.h
@@ -1 +1 @@
-#define Xorriso_timestamP "2016.03.09.205708"
+#define Xorriso_timestamP "2016.03.10.200551"