diff --git a/Core/include/Acts/Utilities/Logger.hpp b/Core/include/Acts/Utilities/Logger.hpp
index 48cadb49ec4..83dc989ca85 100644
--- a/Core/include/Acts/Utilities/Logger.hpp
+++ b/Core/include/Acts/Utilities/Logger.hpp
@@ -482,7 +482,9 @@ class TimedOutputDecorator final : public OutputDecorator {
     char buffer[20];
     time_t t{};
     std::time(&t);
-    std::strftime(buffer, sizeof(buffer), m_format.c_str(), localtime(&t));
+    struct tm tbuf {};
+    std::strftime(buffer, sizeof(buffer), m_format.c_str(),
+                  localtime_r(&t, &tbuf));
     return buffer;
   }