diff --git a/omvs_main.c b/omvs_main.c
index 1683777..6f99335 100644
--- a/omvs_main.c
+++ b/omvs_main.c
@@ -665,7 +665,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
   omvs_gst_plugin_register();
 
   g_mkdir(_omvs_outdir, 0755);
-  time = g_get_monotonic_time();
+  time = g_get_real_time();
   m3u_path = g_strdup_printf("%s/omvs_%" G_GUINT64_FORMAT ".m3u", _omvs_outdir,
     time);
   if (!_omvs_quiet) {