1 files changed, 2 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/src/shared/time-util.c b/src/shared/time-util.c
index 4d34362bce..43ad9db91e 100644
--- a/src/shared/time-util.c
+++ b/src/shared/time-util.c
@@ -219,11 +219,10 @@ char *format_timestamp_relative(char *buf, size_t l, usec_t t) {
         const char *s;
         usec_t n, d;
 
-        n = now(CLOCK_REALTIME);
-
-        if (t <= 0 || (t == USEC_INFINITY))
+        if (t <= 0 || t == USEC_INFINITY)
                 return NULL;
 
+        n = now(CLOCK_REALTIME);
         if (n > t) {
                 d = n - t;
                 s = "ago";