diff --git a/libavformat/img2enc.c b/libavformat/img2enc.c
index b64ef07ea1..2b8b2d0606 100644
--- a/libavformat/img2enc.c
+++ b/libavformat/img2enc.c
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 #include "libavutil/log.h"
 #include "libavutil/opt.h"
 #include "libavutil/pixdesc.h"
+#include "libavutil/time_internal.h"
 #include "avformat.h"
 #include "avio_internal.h"
 #include "internal.h"
@@ -83,9 +84,9 @@ static int write_packet(AVFormatContext *s, AVPacket *pkt)
             av_strlcpy(filename, img->path, sizeof(filename));
         } else if (img->use_strftime) {
             time_t now0;
-            struct tm *tm;
+            struct tm *tm, tmpbuf;
             time(&now0);
-            tm = localtime(&now0);
+            tm = localtime_r(&now0, &tmpbuf);
             if (!strftime(filename, sizeof(filename), img->path, tm)) {
                 av_log(s, AV_LOG_ERROR, "Could not get frame filename with strftime\n");
                 return AVERROR(EINVAL);