diff --git a/lib/socket.c b/lib/socket.c
index 5f61b38..3a41caa 100644
--- a/lib/socket.c
+++ b/lib/socket.c
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ static struct nl_sock *__alloc_socket(struct nl_cb *cb)
 	sk->s_cb = nl_cb_get(cb);
 	sk->s_local.nl_family = AF_NETLINK;
 	sk->s_peer.nl_family = AF_NETLINK;
-	sk->s_seq_expect = sk->s_seq_next = time(0);
+	sk->s_seq_expect = sk->s_seq_next = time(NULL);
 
 	/* the port is 0 (unspecified), meaning NL_OWN_PORT */
 	sk->s_flags = NL_OWN_PORT;