diff --git a/src/extension/poll_eventloop.c b/src/extension/poll_eventloop.c
index 7cd80cd9..6924ebe1 100644
--- a/src/extension/poll_eventloop.c
+++ b/src/extension/poll_eventloop.c
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ static uint64_t get_now_plus(uint64_t amount)
 	uint64_t       now;
 
 	if (gettimeofday(&tv, NULL)) {
-		perror("gettimeofday() failed");
+		_getdns_perror("gettimeofday() failed");
 		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 	}
 	now = tv.tv_sec * 1000000 + tv.tv_usec;
diff --git a/src/extension/select_eventloop.c b/src/extension/select_eventloop.c
index 0350f1d5..7980d0da 100644
--- a/src/extension/select_eventloop.c
+++ b/src/extension/select_eventloop.c
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ static uint64_t get_now_plus(uint64_t amount)
 	uint64_t       now;
 
 	if (gettimeofday(&tv, NULL)) {
-		perror("gettimeofday() failed");
+		_getdns_perror("gettimeofday() failed");
 		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 	}
 	now = tv.tv_sec * 1000000 + tv.tv_usec;