diff --git a/lib/libufs/inode.c b/lib/libufs/inode.c
index bc4d99c66203..a93e1b085342 100644
--- a/lib/libufs/inode.c
+++ b/lib/libufs/inode.c
@@ -57,7 +57,8 @@ getinode(struct uufsd *disk, union dinodep *dp, ino_t inum)
 	ino_t min, max;
 	caddr_t inoblock;
 	struct fs *fs;
-	struct timespec now;
+	struct timespec time;
+	time_t now;
 
 	ERROR(disk, NULL);
 
@@ -70,10 +71,11 @@ getinode(struct uufsd *disk, union dinodep *dp, ino_t inum)
 	min = disk->d_inomin;
 	max = disk->d_inomax;
 
-	if (clock_gettime(CLOCK_REALTIME_FAST, &now) != 0) {
-		ERROR(disk, "cannot get current time of day");
-		return (-1);
-	}
+	if (clock_gettime(CLOCK_REALTIME_FAST, &time) == 0 &&
+	    time.tv_sec > fs->fs_time)
+		now = time.tv_sec;
+	else
+		now = fs->fs_time;
 	if (inum >= min && inum < max)
 		goto gotit;
 	bread(disk, fsbtodb(fs, ino_to_fsba(fs, inum)), inoblock,
@@ -83,7 +85,7 @@ getinode(struct uufsd *disk, union dinodep *dp, ino_t inum)
 gotit:	switch (disk->d_ufs) {
 	case 1:
 		disk->d_dp.dp1 = &((struct ufs1_dinode *)inoblock)[inum - min];
-		if (ffs_oldfscompat_inode_read(fs, disk->d_dp, now.tv_sec))
+		if (ffs_oldfscompat_inode_read(fs, disk->d_dp, now))
 			putinode(disk);
 		if (dp != NULL)
 			*dp = disk->d_dp;
@@ -93,8 +95,7 @@ gotit:	switch (disk->d_ufs) {
 		if (dp != NULL)
 			*dp = disk->d_dp;
 		if (ffs_verify_dinode_ckhash(fs, disk->d_dp.dp2) == 0) {
-			if (ffs_oldfscompat_inode_read(fs, disk->d_dp,
-			    now.tv_sec))
+			if (ffs_oldfscompat_inode_read(fs, disk->d_dp, now))
 				putinode(disk);
 			return (0);
 		}
diff --git a/sbin/fsck_ffs/inode.c b/sbin/fsck_ffs/inode.c
index b30e3aa5068b..f8e32bf4b157 100644
--- a/sbin/fsck_ffs/inode.c
+++ b/sbin/fsck_ffs/inode.c
@@ -647,7 +647,8 @@ setinodebuf(int cg, ino_t inosused)
 	 * If for some reason getting the time fails, we will use
 	 * the last time that the superblock was updated.
 	 */
-	if (clock_gettime(CLOCK_REALTIME_FAST, &time) == 0)
+	if (clock_gettime(CLOCK_REALTIME_FAST, &time) == 0 &&
+	    time.tv_sec > sblock.fs_time)
 		now = time.tv_sec;
 	else
 		now = sblock.fs_time;
diff --git a/sys/ufs/ffs/ffs_vfsops.c b/sys/ufs/ffs/ffs_vfsops.c
index 8ac2075f8db8..11afa99bea76 100644
--- a/sys/ufs/ffs/ffs_vfsops.c
+++ b/sys/ufs/ffs/ffs_vfsops.c
@@ -189,8 +189,10 @@ ffs_load_inode(struct buf *bp, struct inode *ip, struct fs *fs, ino_t ino)
 {
 	struct ufs1_dinode *dip1;
 	struct ufs2_dinode *dip2;
+	time_t now;
 	int error;
 
+	now = time_second > fs->fs_time ? time_second : fs->fs_time;
 	if (I_IS_UFS1(ip)) {
 		dip1 = ip->i_din1;
 		*dip1 =
@@ -203,7 +205,7 @@ ffs_load_inode(struct buf *bp, struct inode *ip, struct fs *fs, ino_t ino)
 		ip->i_gen = dip1->di_gen;
 		ip->i_uid = dip1->di_uid;
 		ip->i_gid = dip1->di_gid;
-		if (ffs_oldfscompat_inode_read(fs, ip->i_dp, time_second) &&
+		if (ffs_oldfscompat_inode_read(fs, ip->i_dp, now) &&
 		    fs->fs_ronly == 0)
 			UFS_INODE_SET_FLAG(ip, IN_MODIFIED);
 		return (0);
@@ -225,8 +227,7 @@ ffs_load_inode(struct buf *bp, struct inode *ip, struct fs *fs, ino_t ino)
 	ip->i_gen = dip2->di_gen;
 	ip->i_uid = dip2->di_uid;
 	ip->i_gid = dip2->di_gid;
-	if (ffs_oldfscompat_inode_read(fs, ip->i_dp, time_second) &&
-	    fs->fs_ronly == 0)
+	if (ffs_oldfscompat_inode_read(fs, ip->i_dp, now) && fs->fs_ronly == 0)
 		UFS_INODE_SET_FLAG(ip, IN_MODIFIED);
 	return (0);
 }