1 files changed, 3 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/os_unix.c b/src/os_unix.c
index 1d74a884f..26eb7039c 100644
--- a/src/os_unix.c
+++ b/src/os_unix.c
@@ -1576,7 +1576,9 @@ int sqlite3UnixRandomSeed(char *zBuf){
     int pid, fd;
     fd = open("/dev/urandom", O_RDONLY);
     if( fd<0 ){
-      time((time_t*)zBuf);
+      time_t t;
+      time(&t);
+      memcpy(zBuf, &t, sizeof(t));
       pid = getpid();
       memcpy(&zBuf[sizeof(time_t)], &pid, sizeof(pid));
     }else{