diff --git a/wpa_supplicant/config_ssid.h b/wpa_supplicant/config_ssid.h
index af0c3c60d..d515030f3 100644
--- a/wpa_supplicant/config_ssid.h
+++ b/wpa_supplicant/config_ssid.h
@@ -611,7 +611,7 @@ struct wpa_ssid {
 	/**
 	 * disabled_until - Network block disabled until this time if non-zero
 	 */
-	struct os_time disabled_until;
+	struct os_reltime disabled_until;
 
 	/**
 	 * parent_cred - Pointer to parent wpa_cred entry
diff --git a/wpa_supplicant/events.c b/wpa_supplicant/events.c
index 21a11323c..fd12cf810 100644
--- a/wpa_supplicant/events.c
+++ b/wpa_supplicant/events.c
@@ -53,12 +53,12 @@ static int wpas_select_network_from_last_scan(struct wpa_supplicant *wpa_s,
 static int wpas_temp_disabled(struct wpa_supplicant *wpa_s,
 			      struct wpa_ssid *ssid)
 {
-	struct os_time now;
+	struct os_reltime now;
 
 	if (ssid == NULL || ssid->disabled_until.sec == 0)
 		return 0;
 
-	os_get_time(&now);
+	os_get_reltime(&now);
 	if (ssid->disabled_until.sec > now.sec)
 		return ssid->disabled_until.sec - now.sec;
 
diff --git a/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.c b/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.c
index f93d71800..f25f546ca 100644
--- a/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.c
+++ b/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.c
@@ -3979,7 +3979,7 @@ void wpas_auth_failed(struct wpa_supplicant *wpa_s)
 {
 	struct wpa_ssid *ssid = wpa_s->current_ssid;
 	int dur;
-	struct os_time now;
+	struct os_reltime now;
 
 	if (ssid == NULL) {
 		wpa_printf(MSG_DEBUG, "Authentication failure but no known "
@@ -4016,7 +4016,7 @@ void wpas_auth_failed(struct wpa_supplicant *wpa_s)
 	else
 		dur = 10;
 
-	os_get_time(&now);
+	os_get_reltime(&now);
 	if (now.sec + dur <= ssid->disabled_until.sec)
 		return;