1 files changed, 5 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/coreutils/date.c b/coreutils/date.c
index f7e9a8d0e..b9b7fd2cb 100644
--- a/coreutils/date.c
+++ b/coreutils/date.c
@@ -276,6 +276,9 @@ int date_main(int argc UNUSED_PARAM, char **argv)
                 time(&ts.tv_sec);
 #endif
         }
+#if !ENABLE_FEATURE_DATE_NANO
+        ts.tv_nsec = 0;
+#endif
         localtime_r(&ts.tv_sec, &tm_time);
 
         /* If date string is given, update tm_time, and maybe set date */
@@ -298,9 +301,10 @@ int date_main(int argc UNUSED_PARAM, char **argv)
                 if (date_str[0] != '@')
                         tm_time.tm_isdst = -1;
                 ts.tv_sec = validate_tm_time(date_str, &tm_time);
+                ts.tv_nsec = 0;
 
                 /* if setting time, set it */
-                if ((opt & OPT_SET) && stime(&ts.tv_sec) < 0) {
+                if ((opt & OPT_SET) && clock_settime(CLOCK_REALTIME, &ts) < 0) {
                         bb_simple_perror_msg("can't set date");
                 }
         }