diff --git a/hw/usb/dev-mtp.c b/hw/usb/dev-mtp.c
index 2a895a73b0..c1d1694fd0 100644
--- a/hw/usb/dev-mtp.c
+++ b/hw/usb/dev-mtp.c
@@ -772,12 +772,9 @@ static void usb_mtp_add_str(MTPData *data, const char *str)
 
 static void usb_mtp_add_time(MTPData *data, time_t time)
 {
-    char buf[16];
-    struct tm tm;
-
-    gmtime_r(&time, &tm);
-    strftime(buf, sizeof(buf), "%Y%m%dT%H%M%S", &tm);
-    usb_mtp_add_str(data, buf);
+    g_autoptr(GDateTime) then = g_date_time_new_from_unix_utc(time);
+    g_autofree char *thenstr = g_date_time_format(then, "%Y%m%dT%H%M%S");
+    usb_mtp_add_str(data, thenstr);
 }
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------------- */