diff --git a/liblog/include/log/log_time.h b/liblog/include/log/log_time.h
index be6925598..09c991042 100644
--- a/liblog/include/log/log_time.h
+++ b/liblog/include/log/log_time.h
@@ -42,23 +42,19 @@ extern "C" {
  */
 struct log_time {
  public:
-  uint32_t tv_sec; /* good to Feb 5 2106 */
-  uint32_t tv_nsec;
+  uint32_t tv_sec = 0; /* good to Feb 5 2106 */
+  uint32_t tv_nsec = 0;
 
   static const uint32_t tv_sec_max = 0xFFFFFFFFUL;
   static const uint32_t tv_nsec_max = 999999999UL;
+  static const timespec EPOCH;
 
-  log_time(const timespec& T)
-      : tv_sec(static_cast<uint32_t>(T.tv_sec)),
-        tv_nsec(static_cast<uint32_t>(T.tv_nsec)) {
-  }
+  log_time() {}
+  explicit log_time(const timespec& T)
+      : tv_sec(static_cast<uint32_t>(T.tv_sec)), tv_nsec(static_cast<uint32_t>(T.tv_nsec)) {}
   explicit log_time(uint32_t sec, uint32_t nsec = 0)
       : tv_sec(sec), tv_nsec(nsec) {
   }
-#define __struct_log_time_private_defined
-  static const timespec EPOCH;
-  log_time() {
-  }
 #ifdef __linux__
   explicit log_time(clockid_t id) {
     timespec T;
diff --git a/liblog/log_time.cpp b/liblog/log_time.cpp
index ae376be57..77bb94ff1 100644
--- a/liblog/log_time.cpp
+++ b/liblog/log_time.cpp
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ LIBLOG_ABI_PRIVATE char* log_time::strptime(const char* s, const char* format) {
 LIBLOG_ABI_PRIVATE log_time log_time::operator-=(const timespec& T) {
   // No concept of negative time, clamp to EPOCH
   if (*this <= T) {
-    return *this = EPOCH;
+    return *this = log_time(EPOCH);
   }
 
   if (this->tv_nsec < (unsigned long int)T.tv_nsec) {
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ LIBLOG_ABI_PRIVATE log_time log_time::operator+=(const timespec& T) {
 LIBLOG_ABI_PRIVATE log_time log_time::operator-=(const log_time& T) {
   // No concept of negative time, clamp to EPOCH
   if (*this <= T) {
-    return *this = EPOCH;
+    return *this = log_time(EPOCH);
   }
 
   if (this->tv_nsec < T.tv_nsec) {
diff --git a/logd/LogAudit.cpp b/logd/LogAudit.cpp
index 18d5287eb..470ffedee 100644
--- a/logd/LogAudit.cpp
+++ b/logd/LogAudit.cpp
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ int LogAudit::logPrint(const char* fmt, ...) {
         return 0;
     }
 
-    log_time now;
+    log_time now(log_time::EPOCH);
 
     static const char audit_str[] = " audit(";
     char* timeptr = strstr(str, audit_str);
diff --git a/logd/LogBuffer.cpp b/logd/LogBuffer.cpp
index fbdbf79bb..9cbc7c41a 100644
--- a/logd/LogBuffer.cpp
+++ b/logd/LogBuffer.cpp
@@ -399,7 +399,7 @@ void LogBuffer::log(LogBufferElement* elem) {
                         ((*it)->getLogId() != LOG_ID_KERNEL))) {
         mLogElements.push_back(elem);
     } else {
-        log_time end = log_time::EPOCH;
+        log_time end(log_time::EPOCH);
         bool end_set = false;
         bool end_always = false;
 
diff --git a/logd/LogKlog.cpp b/logd/LogKlog.cpp
index 513c0c3f9..edd326aec 100644
--- a/logd/LogKlog.cpp
+++ b/logd/LogKlog.cpp
@@ -197,10 +197,9 @@ char* android::log_strntok_r(char* s, ssize_t& len, char*& last,
     // NOTREACHED
 }
 
-log_time LogKlog::correction =
-    (log_time(CLOCK_REALTIME) < log_time(CLOCK_MONOTONIC))
-        ? log_time::EPOCH
-        : (log_time(CLOCK_REALTIME) - log_time(CLOCK_MONOTONIC));
+log_time LogKlog::correction = (log_time(CLOCK_REALTIME) < log_time(CLOCK_MONOTONIC))
+                                       ? log_time(log_time::EPOCH)
+                                       : (log_time(CLOCK_REALTIME) - log_time(CLOCK_MONOTONIC));
 
 LogKlog::LogKlog(LogBuffer* buf, LogReader* reader, int fdWrite, int fdRead,
                  bool auditd)
@@ -268,7 +267,7 @@ void LogKlog::calculateCorrection(const log_time& monotonic,
     static const char real_format[] = "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S.%09q UTC";
     if (len < (ssize_t)(strlen(real_format) + 5)) return;
 
-    log_time real;
+    log_time real(log_time::EPOCH);
     const char* ep = real.strptime(real_string, real_format);
     if (!ep || (ep > &real_string[len]) || (real > log_time(CLOCK_REALTIME))) {
         return;
@@ -282,20 +281,20 @@ void LogKlog::calculateCorrection(const log_time& monotonic,
     tm.tm_isdst = -1;
     localtime_r(&now, &tm);
     if ((tm.tm_gmtoff < 0) && ((-tm.tm_gmtoff) > (long)real.tv_sec)) {
-        real = log_time::EPOCH;
+        real = log_time(log_time::EPOCH);
     } else {
         real.tv_sec += tm.tm_gmtoff;
     }
     if (monotonic > real) {
-        correction = log_time::EPOCH;
+        correction = log_time(log_time::EPOCH);
     } else {
         correction = real - monotonic;
     }
 }
 
-void LogKlog::sniffTime(log_time& now, const char*& buf, ssize_t len,
-                        bool reverse) {
-    if (len <= 0) return;
+log_time LogKlog::sniffTime(const char*& buf, ssize_t len, bool reverse) {
+    log_time now(log_time::EPOCH);
+    if (len <= 0) return now;
 
     const char* cp = nullptr;
     if ((len > 10) && (*buf == '[')) {
@@ -310,7 +309,7 @@ void LogKlog::sniffTime(log_time& now, const char*& buf, ssize_t len,
         }
         buf = cp;
 
-        if (isMonotonic()) return;
+        if (isMonotonic()) return now;
 
         const char* b;
         if (((b = android::strnstr(cp, len, suspendStr))) &&
@@ -329,11 +328,11 @@ void LogKlog::sniffTime(log_time& now, const char*& buf, ssize_t len,
             //     trigger a check for ntp-induced or hardware clock drift.
             log_time real(CLOCK_REALTIME);
             log_time mono(CLOCK_MONOTONIC);
-            correction = (real < mono) ? log_time::EPOCH : (real - mono);
+            correction = (real < mono) ? log_time(log_time::EPOCH) : (real - mono);
         } else if (((b = android::strnstr(cp, len, suspendedStr))) &&
                    (((b += strlen(suspendStr)) - cp) < len)) {
             len -= b - cp;
-            log_time real;
+            log_time real(log_time::EPOCH);
             char* endp;
             real.tv_sec = strtol(b, &endp, 10);
             if ((*endp == '.') && ((endp - b) < len)) {
@@ -345,7 +344,7 @@ void LogKlog::sniffTime(log_time& now, const char*& buf, ssize_t len,
                 }
                 if (reverse) {
                     if (real > correction) {
-                        correction = log_time::EPOCH;
+                        correction = log_time(log_time::EPOCH);
                     } else {
                         correction -= real;
                     }
@@ -363,6 +362,7 @@ void LogKlog::sniffTime(log_time& now, const char*& buf, ssize_t len,
             now = log_time(CLOCK_REALTIME);
         }
     }
+    return now;
 }
 
 pid_t LogKlog::sniffPid(const char*& buf, ssize_t len) {
@@ -451,8 +451,7 @@ void LogKlog::synchronize(const char* buf, ssize_t len) {
     }
     parseKernelPrio(cp, len - (cp - buf));
 
-    log_time now;
-    sniffTime(now, cp, len - (cp - buf), true);
+    log_time now = sniffTime(cp, len - (cp - buf), true);
 
     const char* suspended = android::strnstr(buf, len, suspendedStr);
     if (!suspended || (suspended > cp)) {
@@ -468,7 +467,7 @@ void LogKlog::synchronize(const char* buf, ssize_t len) {
     }
     parseKernelPrio(cp, len - (cp - buf));
 
-    sniffTime(now, cp, len - (cp - buf), true);
+    sniffTime(cp, len - (cp - buf), true);
 }
 
 // Convert kernel log priority number into an Android Logger priority number
@@ -548,8 +547,7 @@ int LogKlog::log(const char* buf, ssize_t len) {
     const char* p = buf;
     int pri = parseKernelPrio(p, len);
 
-    log_time now;
-    sniffTime(now, p, len - (p - buf), false);
+    log_time now = sniffTime(p, len - (p - buf), false);
 
     // sniff for start marker
     const char* start = android::strnstr(p, len - (p - buf), klogdStr);
diff --git a/logd/LogKlog.h b/logd/LogKlog.h
index bb92dd2d4..6bfd6a841 100644
--- a/logd/LogKlog.h
+++ b/logd/LogKlog.h
@@ -55,11 +55,10 @@ class LogKlog : public SocketListener {
     }
 
    protected:
-    void sniffTime(log_time& now, const char*& buf, ssize_t len, bool reverse);
-    pid_t sniffPid(const char*& buf, ssize_t len);
-    void calculateCorrection(const log_time& monotonic, const char* real_string,
-                             ssize_t len);
-    virtual bool onDataAvailable(SocketClient* cli);
+     log_time sniffTime(const char*& buf, ssize_t len, bool reverse);
+     pid_t sniffPid(const char*& buf, ssize_t len);
+     void calculateCorrection(const log_time& monotonic, const char* real_string, ssize_t len);
+     virtual bool onDataAvailable(SocketClient* cli);
 };
 
 #endif