diff --git a/servers/slapd/back-monitor/conn.c b/servers/slapd/back-monitor/conn.c
index e1ef09f0df..ad7ab23240 100644
--- a/servers/slapd/back-monitor/conn.c
+++ b/servers/slapd/back-monitor/conn.c
@@ -292,10 +292,10 @@ conn_create(
 	ldap_pvt_thread_mutex_lock( &gmtime_mutex );
 	
 	ltm = gmtime( &c->c_starttime );
-	strftime( buf2, sizeof(buf2), "%Y%m%d%H%M%SZ", ltm );
+	lutil_gentime( buf2, sizeof(buf2), ltm );
 			
 	ltm = gmtime( &c->c_activitytime );
-	strftime( buf3, sizeof(buf2), "%Y%m%d%H%M%SZ", ltm );
+	lutil_gentime( buf3, sizeof(buf2), ltm );
 			
 	ldap_pvt_thread_mutex_unlock( &gmtime_mutex );
 
diff --git a/servers/slapd/back-monitor/time.c b/servers/slapd/back-monitor/time.c
index 9d2490ff51..34465869e4 100644
--- a/servers/slapd/back-monitor/time.c
+++ b/servers/slapd/back-monitor/time.c
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ monitor_subsys_time_init(
 	local_time( tms, -timezone, tmbuf, sizeof( tmbuf ) );
 #else /* !HACK_LOCAL_TIME */
 	tms = gmtime( &starttime );
-	strftime( tmbuf, sizeof(tmbuf), "%Y%m%d%H%M%SZ", tms );
+	lutil_gentime( tmbuf, sizeof(tmbuf), tms );
 #endif /* !HACK_LOCAL_TIME */
 	ldap_pvt_thread_mutex_unlock( &gmtime_mutex );
 	snprintf( buf, sizeof( buf ),
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ monitor_subsys_time_update(
 		local_time( stm, -timezone, stmbuf, sizeof( stmbuf ) );
 #else /* !HACK_LOCAL_TIME */
 		stm = gmtime( &starttime );
-		strftime( stmbuf, sizeof( stmbuf ), "%Y%m%d%H%M%SZ", stm );
+		lutil_gentime( stmbuf, sizeof( stmbuf ), stm );
 #endif /* !HACK_LOCAL_TIME */
 	}
 
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ monitor_subsys_time_update(
 		local_time( ctm, -timezone, ctmbuf, sizeof( ctmbuf ) );
 #else /* !HACK_LOCAL_TIME */
 		ctm = gmtime( &currentTime );
-		strftime( ctmbuf, sizeof( ctmbuf ), "%Y%m%d%H%M%SZ", ctm );
+		lutil_gentime( ctmbuf, sizeof( ctmbuf ), ctm );
 #endif /* !HACK_LOCAL_TIME */
 	}
 	ldap_pvt_thread_mutex_unlock( &gmtime_mutex );
diff --git a/servers/slapd/modify.c b/servers/slapd/modify.c
index 391fa3bf4c..026678a9ad 100644
--- a/servers/slapd/modify.c
+++ b/servers/slapd/modify.c
@@ -563,7 +563,7 @@ int slap_mods_opattrs(
 
 		ldap_pvt_thread_mutex_lock( &gmtime_mutex );
 		ltm = gmtime( &now );
-		strftime( timebuf, sizeof(timebuf), "%Y%m%d%H%M%SZ", ltm );
+		lutil_gentime( timebuf, sizeof(timebuf), ltm );
 
 		csn.bv_len = lutil_csnstr( csnbuf, sizeof( csnbuf ), 0, 0 );
 		ldap_pvt_thread_mutex_unlock( &gmtime_mutex );