diff --git a/src/platform/nm-linux-platform.c b/src/platform/nm-linux-platform.c
index a8343338c..83cbc490f 100644
--- a/src/platform/nm-linux-platform.c
+++ b/src/platform/nm-linux-platform.c
@@ -760,6 +760,16 @@ hack_empty_master_iff_lower_up (NMPlatform *platform, struct nl_object *object)
 	rtnl_link_unset_flags (rtnllink, IFF_LOWER_UP);
 }
 
+static guint32
+get_time (void)
+{
+	struct timespec tp;
+
+	clock_gettime (CLOCK_MONOTONIC, &tp);
+
+	return tp.tv_sec;
+}
+
 static void
 init_ip4_address (NMPlatformIP4Address *address, struct rtnl_addr *rtnladdr)
 {
@@ -772,7 +782,7 @@ init_ip4_address (NMPlatformIP4Address *address, struct rtnl_addr *rtnladdr)
 
 	address->ifindex = rtnl_addr_get_ifindex (rtnladdr);
 	address->plen = rtnl_addr_get_prefixlen (rtnladdr);
-	address->timestamp = rtnl_addr_get_create_time (rtnladdr);
+	address->timestamp = get_time ();
 	address->lifetime = rtnl_addr_get_valid_lifetime (rtnladdr);
 	address->preferred = rtnl_addr_get_preferred_lifetime (rtnladdr);
 	g_assert (nl_addr_get_len (nladdr) == sizeof (address->address));
@@ -793,7 +803,7 @@ init_ip6_address (NMPlatformIP6Address *address, struct rtnl_addr *rtnladdr)
 
 	address->ifindex = rtnl_addr_get_ifindex (rtnladdr);
 	address->plen = rtnl_addr_get_prefixlen (rtnladdr);
-	address->timestamp = rtnl_addr_get_create_time (rtnladdr);
+	address->timestamp = get_time ();
 	address->lifetime = rtnl_addr_get_valid_lifetime (rtnladdr);
 	address->preferred = rtnl_addr_get_preferred_lifetime (rtnladdr);
 	address->flags = rtnl_addr_get_flags (rtnladdr);