diff --git a/cpu-miner.c b/cpu-miner.c
index d63ae16..6b66449 100644
--- a/cpu-miner.c
+++ b/cpu-miner.c
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ struct thr_info *thr_info;
 static int work_thr_id;
 int longpoll_thr_id;
 struct work_restart *work_restart = NULL;
-pthread_mutex_t time_lock;
+pthread_mutex_t applog_lock;
 pthread_mutex_t stats_lock;
 
 static unsigned long accepted_count = 0L;
@@ -934,7 +934,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	/* parse command line */
 	parse_cmdline(argc, argv);
 
-	pthread_mutex_init(&time_lock, NULL);
+	pthread_mutex_init(&applog_lock, NULL);
 	pthread_mutex_init(&stats_lock, NULL);
 	pthread_mutex_init(&g_work_lock, NULL);
 
diff --git a/miner.h b/miner.h
index 348da54..2d3c7d9 100644
--- a/miner.h
+++ b/miner.h
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ extern bool have_longpoll;
 extern char *opt_proxy;
 extern long opt_proxy_type;
 extern bool use_syslog;
-extern pthread_mutex_t time_lock;
+extern pthread_mutex_t applog_lock;
 extern struct thr_info *thr_info;
 extern int longpoll_thr_id;
 extern struct work_restart *work_restart;
diff --git a/util.c b/util.c
index 31991c5..208f435 100644
--- a/util.c
+++ b/util.c
@@ -91,10 +91,10 @@ void applog(int prio, const char *fmt, ...)
 
 		time(&now);
 
-		pthread_mutex_lock(&time_lock);
+		pthread_mutex_lock(&applog_lock);
 		tm_p = localtime(&now);
 		memcpy(&tm, tm_p, sizeof(tm));
-		pthread_mutex_unlock(&time_lock);
+		pthread_mutex_unlock(&applog_lock);
 
 		len = 40 + strlen(fmt) + 2;
 		f = alloca(len);
@@ -106,9 +106,9 @@ void applog(int prio, const char *fmt, ...)
 			tm.tm_min,
 			tm.tm_sec,
 			fmt);
-		pthread_mutex_lock(&time_lock);
+		pthread_mutex_lock(&applog_lock);
 		vfprintf(stderr, f, ap);	/* atomic write to stderr */
-		pthread_mutex_unlock(&time_lock);
+		pthread_mutex_unlock(&applog_lock);
 	}
 	va_end(ap);
 }