diff --git a/src/common/errchk.h b/src/common/errchk.h
index 2c57b88..09c54cf 100644
--- a/src/common/errchk.h
+++ b/src/common/errchk.h
@@ -37,9 +37,9 @@
  */
 #define ERROR(str)                                                                                 \
     {                                                                                              \
-        time_t t;                                                                                  \
-        time(&t);                                                                                  \
-        fprintf(stderr, "%s", ctime(&t));                                                          \
+        time_t terr;                                                                               \
+        time(&terr);                                                                               \
+        fprintf(stderr, "%s", ctime(&terr));                                                       \
         fprintf(stderr, "\tError in file %s line %d: %s\n", __FILE__, __LINE__, str);              \
         fflush(stderr);                                                                            \
         exit(EXIT_FAILURE);                                                                        \
@@ -48,9 +48,9 @@
 
 #define WARNING(str)                                                                               \
     {                                                                                              \
-        time_t t;                                                                                  \
-        time(&t);                                                                                  \
-        fprintf(stderr, "%s", ctime(&t));                                                          \
+        time_t terr;                                                                               \
+        time(&terr);                                                                               \
+        fprintf(stderr, "%s", ctime(&terr));                                                       \
         fprintf(stderr, "\tWarning in file %s line %d: %s\n", __FILE__, __LINE__, str);            \
         fflush(stderr);                                                                            \
     }
@@ -87,9 +87,9 @@ static inline void
 cuda_assert(cudaError_t code, const char* file, int line, bool abort)
 {
     if (code != cudaSuccess) {
-        time_t t;
-        time(&t);
-        fprintf(stderr, "%s", ctime(&t));
+        time_t terr;
+        time(&terr);
+        fprintf(stderr, "%s", ctime(&terr));
         fprintf(stderr, "\tCUDA error in file %s line %d: %s\n", file, line,
                 cudaGetErrorString(code));
         fflush(stderr);