diff --git a/src/common.h b/src/common.h
index 355a9b14..d1f34870 100644
--- a/src/common.h
+++ b/src/common.h
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 #define IRSSI_GLOBAL_CONFIG "irssi.conf" /* config file name in /etc/ */
 #define IRSSI_HOME_CONFIG "config" /* config file name in ~/.irssi/ */
 
-#define IRSSI_ABI_VERSION 24
+#define IRSSI_ABI_VERSION 25
 
 #define DEFAULT_SERVER_ADD_PORT 6667
 #define DEFAULT_SERVER_ADD_TLS_PORT 6697
diff --git a/src/core/misc.c b/src/core/misc.c
index c959ad91..25e4f32b 100644
--- a/src/core/misc.c
+++ b/src/core/misc.c
@@ -94,8 +94,11 @@ int g_input_add_poll(int fd, int priority, int condition,
 	return ret;
 }
 
+#pragma GCC diagnostic push
+#pragma GCC diagnostic ignored "-Wdeprecated-declarations"
 int g_timeval_cmp(const GTimeVal *tv1, const GTimeVal *tv2)
 {
+#pragma GCC diagnostic pop
 	if (tv1->tv_sec < tv2->tv_sec)
 		return -1;
 	if (tv1->tv_sec > tv2->tv_sec)
@@ -105,8 +108,11 @@ int g_timeval_cmp(const GTimeVal *tv1, const GTimeVal *tv2)
 		tv1->tv_usec > tv2->tv_usec ? 1 : 0;
 }
 
+#pragma GCC diagnostic push
+#pragma GCC diagnostic ignored "-Wdeprecated-declarations"
 long get_timeval_diff(const GTimeVal *tv1, const GTimeVal *tv2)
 {
+#pragma GCC diagnostic pop
 	long secs, usecs;
 
 	secs = tv1->tv_sec - tv2->tv_sec;
diff --git a/src/core/misc.h b/src/core/misc.h
index 65534cdc..cd5cf29c 100644
--- a/src/core/misc.h
+++ b/src/core/misc.h
@@ -11,11 +11,14 @@ int g_input_add_poll(int fd, int priority, int condition,
 typedef void* (*FOREACH_FIND_FUNC) (void *item, void *data);
 typedef int (*COLUMN_LEN_FUNC)(void *data);
 
+#pragma GCC diagnostic push
+#pragma GCC diagnostic ignored "-Wdeprecated-declarations"
 /* Returns 1 if tv1 > tv2, -1 if tv2 > tv1 or 0 if they're equal. */
-int g_timeval_cmp(const GTimeVal *tv1, const GTimeVal *tv2);
+int g_timeval_cmp(const GTimeVal *tv1, const GTimeVal *tv2) G_GNUC_DEPRECATED;
 /* Returns "tv1 - tv2", returns the result in milliseconds. Note that
    if the difference is too large, the result might be invalid. */
-long get_timeval_diff(const GTimeVal *tv1, const GTimeVal *tv2);
+long get_timeval_diff(const GTimeVal *tv1, const GTimeVal *tv2) G_GNUC_DEPRECATED;
+#pragma GCC diagnostic pop
 
 GSList *gslist_find_string(GSList *list, const char *key);
 GSList *gslist_find_icase_string(GSList *list, const char *key);
diff --git a/src/core/server-rec.h b/src/core/server-rec.h
index e2dcf5ce..c36c8abb 100644
--- a/src/core/server-rec.h
+++ b/src/core/server-rec.h
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ unsigned int usermode_away:1;
 unsigned int banned:1; /* not allowed to connect to this server */
 unsigned int dns_error:1; /* DNS said the host doesn't exist */
 
-GTimeVal lag_sent; /* 0 or time when last lag query was sent to server */
+gint64 lag_sent; /* 0 or time when last lag query was sent to server */
 time_t lag_last_check; /* last time we checked lag */
 int lag; /* server lag in milliseconds */
 
diff --git a/src/fe-common/core/fe-core-commands.c b/src/fe-common/core/fe-core-commands.c
index 3da998bf..9a2c547f 100644
--- a/src/fe-common/core/fe-core-commands.c
+++ b/src/fe-common/core/fe-core-commands.c
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ int command_hide_output;
    the line had one or two command chars, and which one.. */
 static const char *current_cmdline;
 
-static GTimeVal time_command_last, time_command_now;
+static gint64 time_command_last, time_command_now;
 static int last_command_cmd, command_cmd;
 
 /* SYNTAX: ECHO [-window <name>] [-level <level>] <text> */
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ static void event_command(const char *data)
 	time_command_last = time_command_now;
 	last_command_cmd = command_cmd;
 
-	g_get_current_time(&time_command_now);
+	time_command_now = g_get_real_time();
 	command_cmd = *data != '\0' &&
 		strchr(settings_get_str("cmdchars"), *data) != NULL;
 
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ static void event_default_command(const char *data, void *server,
 
 	/* maybe we're copy+pasting text? check how long it was since the
 	   last line */
-	diff = get_timeval_diff(&time_command_now, &time_command_last);
+	diff = time_command_now - time_command_last;
 	if (item != NULL && !last_command_cmd && diff < PASTE_CHECK_SPEED) {
 		signal_emit("send text", 3, current_cmdline, active_win->active_server, active_win->active);
 		command_cmd = FALSE;
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ void fe_core_commands_init(void)
 	command_hide_output = 0;
 
 	command_cmd = FALSE;
-	memset(&time_command_now, 0, sizeof(GTimeVal));
+	time_command_now = 0;
 
 	command_bind("echo", NULL, (SIGNAL_FUNC) cmd_echo);
 	command_bind("version", NULL, (SIGNAL_FUNC) cmd_version);
diff --git a/src/fe-common/core/fe-server.c b/src/fe-common/core/fe-server.c
index be5ea4ab..f5f96324 100644
--- a/src/fe-common/core/fe-server.c
+++ b/src/fe-common/core/fe-server.c
@@ -415,7 +415,7 @@ static void sig_server_lag_disconnected(SERVER_REC *server)
 
 	printformat(server, NULL, MSGLEVEL_CLIENTNOTICE,
 		    TXT_LAG_DISCONNECTED, server->connrec->address,
-		    time(NULL)-server->lag_sent.tv_sec);
+		    time(NULL)-(server->lag_sent / G_TIME_SPAN_SECOND));
 }
 
 static void sig_server_reconnect_removed(RECONNECT_REC *reconnect)
diff --git a/src/fe-common/irc/fe-ctcp.c b/src/fe-common/irc/fe-ctcp.c
index 63d7ecd3..c73399be 100644
--- a/src/fe-common/irc/fe-ctcp.c
+++ b/src/fe-common/irc/fe-ctcp.c
@@ -123,22 +123,23 @@ static void ctcp_ping_reply(IRC_SERVER_REC *server, const char *data,
 			    const char *nick, const char *addr,
 			    const char *target)
 {
-	GTimeVal tv, tv2;
+	gint64 tv, tv2;
 	long usecs;
 
 	g_return_if_fail(data != NULL);
 
-	if (sscanf(data, "%ld %ld", &tv2.tv_sec, &tv2.tv_usec) < 1) {
-                char *tmp = g_strconcat("PING ", data, NULL);
+	if (sscanf(data, "%ld %ld", &tv, &tv2) < 1) {
+		char *tmp = g_strconcat("PING ", data, NULL);
 		ctcp_default_reply(server, tmp, nick, addr, target);
 		g_free(tmp);
 		return;
 	}
 
-        g_get_current_time(&tv);
-	usecs = get_timeval_diff(&tv, &tv2);
-        printformat(server, server_ischannel(SERVER(server), target) ? target : nick, MSGLEVEL_CTCPS,
-                    IRCTXT_CTCP_PING_REPLY, nick, usecs/1000, usecs%1000);
+	tv2 += tv * G_TIME_SPAN_SECOND;
+	tv = g_get_real_time();
+	usecs = tv - tv2;
+	printformat(server, server_ischannel(SERVER(server), target) ? target : nick, MSGLEVEL_CTCPS,
+		    IRCTXT_CTCP_PING_REPLY, nick, usecs / G_TIME_SPAN_SECOND, usecs % G_TIME_SPAN_SECOND);
 }
 
 void fe_ctcp_init(void)
diff --git a/src/fe-text/gui-readline.c b/src/fe-text/gui-readline.c
index 8f5594cb..d56ebfb8 100644
--- a/src/fe-text/gui-readline.c
+++ b/src/fe-text/gui-readline.c
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ static int escape_next_key;
 
 static int readtag;
 static unichar prev_key;
-static GTimeVal last_keypress;
+static gint64 last_keypress;
 
 static int paste_detect_time, paste_verify_line_count;
 static char *paste_entry;
@@ -395,8 +395,8 @@ static void insert_paste_prompt(void)
 
 static void sig_gui_key_pressed(gpointer keyp)
 {
-	GTimeVal now;
-        unichar key;
+	gint64 now;
+	unichar key;
 	char str[20];
 	int ret;
 
@@ -407,7 +407,7 @@ static void sig_gui_key_pressed(gpointer keyp)
 		return;
 	}
 
-        g_get_current_time(&now);
+	now = g_get_real_time();
 
 	if (key < 32) {
 		/* control key */
@@ -875,7 +875,7 @@ static void key_paste_start(void)
 
 time_t get_idle_time(void)
 {
-	return last_keypress.tv_sec;
+	return last_keypress / G_TIME_SPAN_SECOND;
 }
 
 static void key_scroll_backward(void)
@@ -1154,8 +1154,8 @@ void gui_readline_init(void)
         paste_old_prompt = NULL;
 	paste_timeout_id = -1;
 	paste_bracketed_mode = FALSE;
-	g_get_current_time(&last_keypress);
-        input_listen_init(STDIN_FILENO);
+	last_keypress = g_get_real_time();
+	input_listen_init(STDIN_FILENO);
 
 	settings_add_bool("lookandfeel", "term_appkey_mode", TRUE);
 	settings_add_str("history", "scroll_page_count", "/2");
diff --git a/src/fe-text/statusbar-items.c b/src/fe-text/statusbar-items.c
index c6770e32..4bca9403 100644
--- a/src/fe-text/statusbar-items.c
+++ b/src/fe-text/statusbar-items.c
@@ -333,15 +333,15 @@ static int get_lag(SERVER_REC *server, int *unknown)
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-	if (server->lag_sent.tv_sec == 0) {
+	if (server->lag_sent == 0) {
 		/* no lag queries going on currently */
                 return server->lag;
 	}
 
-        /* we're not sure about our current lag.. */
+	/* we're not sure about our current lag.. */
 	*unknown = TRUE;
 
-        lag = (long) (time(NULL)-server->lag_sent.tv_sec);
+	lag = (long) (time(NULL) - (server->lag_sent / G_TIME_SPAN_SECOND));
 	if (server->lag/1000 > lag) {
 		/* we've been waiting the lag reply less time than
 		   what last known lag was -> use the last known lag */
diff --git a/src/irc/core/irc-commands.c b/src/irc/core/irc-commands.c
index 6737748f..f6c25641 100644
--- a/src/irc/core/irc-commands.c
+++ b/src/irc/core/irc-commands.c
@@ -528,7 +528,7 @@ static void cmd_whowas(const char *data, IRC_SERVER_REC *server)
 /* SYNTAX: PING [<nick> | <channel> | *] */
 static void cmd_ping(const char *data, IRC_SERVER_REC *server, WI_ITEM_REC *item)
 {
-	GTimeVal tv;
+	gint64 tv;
 	char *str;
 
 	CMD_IRC_SERVER(server);
@@ -539,9 +539,9 @@ static void cmd_ping(const char *data, IRC_SERVER_REC *server, WI_ITEM_REC *item
 		data = window_item_get_target(item);
 	}
 
-	g_get_current_time(&tv);
+	tv = g_get_real_time();
 
-	str = g_strdup_printf("%s PING %ld %ld", data, tv.tv_sec, tv.tv_usec);
+	str = g_strdup_printf("%s PING %ld %ld", data, tv / G_TIME_SPAN_SECOND, tv % G_TIME_SPAN_SECOND);
 	signal_emit("command ctcp", 3, str, server, item);
 	g_free(str);
 }
@@ -616,13 +616,8 @@ static void cmd_wait(const char *data, IRC_SERVER_REC *server)
 
 	n = atoi(msecs);
 	if (server != NULL && n > 0) {
-		g_get_current_time(&server->wait_cmd);
-		server->wait_cmd.tv_sec += n/1000;
-		server->wait_cmd.tv_usec += n%1000;
-		if (server->wait_cmd.tv_usec >= 1000) {
-			server->wait_cmd.tv_sec++;
-			server->wait_cmd.tv_usec -= 1000;
-		}
+		server->wait_cmd = g_get_real_time();
+		server->wait_cmd += n * G_TIME_SPAN_MILLISECOND;
 	}
 	cmd_params_free(free_arg);
 }
diff --git a/src/irc/core/irc-servers.c b/src/irc/core/irc-servers.c
index 3ec0bba5..9779ab58 100644
--- a/src/irc/core/irc-servers.c
+++ b/src/irc/core/irc-servers.c
@@ -294,8 +294,8 @@ static void server_init(IRC_SERVER_REC *server)
 
 	/* prevent the queue from sending too early, we have a max cut off of 120 secs */
 	/* this will reset to 1 sec after we get the 001 event */
-	g_get_current_time(&server->wait_cmd);
-	g_time_val_add(&server->wait_cmd, 120 * G_USEC_PER_SEC);
+	server->wait_cmd = g_get_real_time();
+	server->wait_cmd += 120 * G_USEC_PER_SEC;
 }
 
 SERVER_REC *irc_server_init_connect(SERVER_CONNECT_REC *conn)
@@ -559,21 +559,21 @@ void irc_server_send_data(IRC_SERVER_REC *server, const char *data, int len)
 		return;
 	}
 
-	g_get_current_time(&server->last_cmd);
+	server->last_cmd = g_get_real_time();
 
 	/* A bit kludgy way to do the flood protection. In ircnet, there
 	   actually is 1sec / 100 bytes penalty, but we rather want to deal
 	   with the max. 1000 bytes input buffer problem. If we send more
 	   than that with the burst, we'll get excess flooded. */
 	if (len < 100 || server->cmd_queue_speed <= 10)
-		server->wait_cmd.tv_sec = 0;
+		server->wait_cmd = 0;
 	else {
-		memcpy(&server->wait_cmd, &server->last_cmd, sizeof(GTimeVal));
-		g_time_val_add(&server->wait_cmd, (2 + len/100) * G_USEC_PER_SEC);
+		server->wait_cmd = server->last_cmd;
+		server->wait_cmd += (2 + len / 100) * G_USEC_PER_SEC;
 	}
 }
 
-static int server_cmd_timeout(IRC_SERVER_REC *server, GTimeVal *now)
+static int server_cmd_timeout(IRC_SERVER_REC *server, gint64 now)
 {
 	REDIRECT_REC *redirect;
         GSList *link;
@@ -587,10 +587,10 @@ static int server_cmd_timeout(IRC_SERVER_REC *server, GTimeVal *now)
 	if (server->cmdcount == 0 && server->cmdqueue == NULL)
 		return 0;
 
-	if (g_timeval_cmp(now, &server->wait_cmd) == -1)
+	if (now < server->wait_cmd)
 		return 1;
 
-	usecs = get_timeval_diff(now, &server->last_cmd);
+	usecs = (now - server->last_cmd) / G_TIME_SPAN_MILLISECOND;
 	if (usecs < server->cmd_queue_speed)
 		return 1;
 
@@ -626,13 +626,13 @@ static int server_cmd_timeout(IRC_SERVER_REC *server, GTimeVal *now)
 /* check every now and then if there's data to be sent in command buffer */
 static int servers_cmd_timeout(void)
 {
-	GTimeVal now;
+	gint64 now;
 	GSList *tmp;
 	int keep = 0;
 
-	g_get_current_time(&now);
+	now = g_get_real_time();
 	for (tmp = servers; tmp != NULL; tmp = tmp->next) {
-		keep |= server_cmd_timeout(tmp->data, &now);
+		keep |= server_cmd_timeout(tmp->data, now);
 	}
 	if (keep)
 		return 1;
@@ -735,7 +735,7 @@ static void event_connected(IRC_SERVER_REC *server, const char *data, const char
 	server->real_connect_time = time(NULL);
 
 	/* let the queue send now that we are identified */
-	g_get_current_time(&server->wait_cmd);
+	server->wait_cmd = g_get_real_time();
 
 	if (server->connrec->usermode != NULL) {
 		/* Send the user mode, before the autosendcmd.
diff --git a/src/irc/core/irc-servers.h b/src/irc/core/irc-servers.h
index 2757db0d..b7d31038 100644
--- a/src/irc/core/irc-servers.h
+++ b/src/irc/core/irc-servers.h
@@ -113,8 +113,8 @@ struct _IRC_SERVER_REC {
 			 how many messages can be sent before starting the
 			 flood control */
 	GSList *cmdqueue; /* command, redirection, ... */
-	GTimeVal wait_cmd; /* don't send anything to server before this */
-	GTimeVal last_cmd; /* last time command was sent to server */
+	gint64 wait_cmd; /* don't send anything to server before this */
+	gint64 last_cmd; /* last time command was sent to server */
 
 	int max_cmds_at_once; /* How many messages can be sent immediately before timeouting starts */
 	int cmd_queue_speed; /* Timeout between sending commands */
diff --git a/src/irc/core/irc.c b/src/irc/core/irc.c
index 51770aaf..ef7a3ad1 100644
--- a/src/irc/core/irc.c
+++ b/src/irc/core/irc.c
@@ -140,15 +140,15 @@ void irc_send_cmd_full(IRC_SERVER_REC *server, const char *cmd,
 /* Send command to IRC server */
 void irc_send_cmd(IRC_SERVER_REC *server, const char *cmd)
 {
-	GTimeVal now;
+	gint64 now;
 	int send_now;
 
-        g_get_current_time(&now);
-	send_now = g_timeval_cmp(&now, &server->wait_cmd) >= 0 &&
-		(server->cmdcount < server->max_cmds_at_once ||
-		 server->cmd_queue_speed <= 0);
+	now = g_get_real_time();
+	send_now = now >= server->wait_cmd &&
+	           (server->cmdcount < server->max_cmds_at_once ||
+		    server->cmd_queue_speed <= 0);
 
-        irc_send_cmd_full(server, cmd, send_now, FALSE, FALSE);
+	irc_send_cmd_full(server, cmd, send_now, FALSE, FALSE);
 }
 
 /* Send command to IRC server */
diff --git a/src/irc/core/lag.c b/src/irc/core/lag.c
index d3d6118d..6af8524c 100644
--- a/src/irc/core/lag.c
+++ b/src/irc/core/lag.c
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ static int timeout_tag;
 
 static void lag_get(IRC_SERVER_REC *server)
 {
-	g_get_current_time(&server->lag_sent);
+	server->lag_sent = g_get_real_time();
 	server->lag_last_check = time(NULL);
 
 	server_redirect_event(server, "ping", 1, NULL, FALSE,
@@ -48,18 +48,18 @@ static void lag_ping_error(IRC_SERVER_REC *server)
 static void lag_event_pong(IRC_SERVER_REC *server, const char *data,
 			   const char *nick, const char *addr)
 {
-	GTimeVal now;
+	gint64 now;
 
 	g_return_if_fail(data != NULL);
 
-	if (server->lag_sent.tv_sec == 0) {
+	if (server->lag_sent == 0) {
 		/* not expecting lag reply.. */
 		return;
 	}
 
-	g_get_current_time(&now);
-	server->lag = (int) get_timeval_diff(&now, &server->lag_sent);
-	memset(&server->lag_sent, 0, sizeof(server->lag_sent));
+	now = g_get_real_time();
+	server->lag = (now - server->lag_sent) / G_TIME_SPAN_MILLISECOND;
+	server->lag_sent = 0;
 
 	signal_emit("server lag", 1, server);
 }
@@ -76,8 +76,8 @@ static void sig_unknown_command(IRC_SERVER_REC *server, const char *data)
 		   trying alternative methods to detect lag with these
 		   servers. */
 		server->disable_lag = TRUE;
-		server->lag_sent.tv_sec = 0;
-                server->lag = 0;
+		server->lag_sent = 0;
+		server->lag = 0;
 	}
 	g_free(params);
 }
@@ -102,16 +102,16 @@ static int sig_check_lag(void)
 		if (!IS_IRC_SERVER(rec) || rec->disable_lag)
 			continue;
 
-		if (rec->lag_sent.tv_sec != 0) {
+		if (rec->lag_sent != 0) {
 			/* waiting for lag reply */
-			if (max_lag > 1 && now-rec->lag_sent.tv_sec > max_lag) {
+			if (max_lag > 1 && now - rec->lag_sent > max_lag * G_TIME_SPAN_SECOND) {
 				/* too much lag, disconnect */
 				signal_emit("server lag disconnect", 1, rec);
 				rec->connection_lost = TRUE;
 				server_disconnect((SERVER_REC *) rec);
 			}
-		} else if (rec->lag_last_check+lag_check_time < now &&
-			 rec->cmdcount == 0 && rec->connected) {
+		} else if (rec->lag_last_check + lag_check_time < now && rec->cmdcount == 0 &&
+		           rec->connected) {
 			/* no commands in buffer - get the lag */
 			lag_get(rec);
 		}