diff --git a/src/knownnetworks.c b/src/knownnetworks.c
index b3916242..a5ad3f11 100644
--- a/src/knownnetworks.c
+++ b/src/knownnetworks.c
@@ -44,12 +44,9 @@ static struct l_queue *known_networks;
 static size_t num_known_hidden_networks;
 static struct l_fswatch *storage_dir_watch;
 
-static int timespec_compare(const void *a, const void *b, void *user_data)
+static int timespec_compare(const struct timespec *tsa,
+				const struct timespec *tsb)
 {
-	const struct network_info *ni_a = a;
-	const struct network_info *ni_b = b;
-	const struct timespec *tsa = &ni_a->connected_time;
-	const struct timespec *tsb = &ni_b->connected_time;
 
 	if (tsa->tv_sec > tsb->tv_sec)
 		return -1;
@@ -66,6 +63,14 @@ static int timespec_compare(const void *a, const void *b, void *user_data)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int connected_time_compare(const void *a, const void *b, void *user_data)
+{
+	const struct network_info *ni_a = a;
+	const struct network_info *ni_b = b;
+
+	return timespec_compare(&ni_a->connected_time, &ni_b->connected_time);
+}
+
 const char *known_network_get_path(const struct network_info *network)
 {
 	static char path[256];
@@ -112,7 +117,7 @@ static void known_network_update(struct network_info *orig_network,
 	else
 		network = network_info_add_known(ssid, security);
 
-	if (timespec_compare(&network->connected_time, connected_time, NULL) &&
+	if (timespec_compare(&network->connected_time, connected_time) &&
 			orig_network) {
 		l_dbus_property_changed(dbus_get_bus(),
 					known_network_get_path(network),
@@ -120,7 +125,8 @@ static void known_network_update(struct network_info *orig_network,
 					"LastConnectedTime");
 
 		l_queue_remove(known_networks, network);
-		l_queue_insert(known_networks, network, timespec_compare, NULL);
+		l_queue_insert(known_networks, network, connected_time_compare,
+				NULL);
 	}
 
 	memcpy(&network->connected_time, connected_time,
@@ -145,7 +151,7 @@ static void known_network_update(struct network_info *orig_network,
 	if (orig_network)
 		return;
 
-	l_queue_insert(known_networks, network, timespec_compare, NULL);
+	l_queue_insert(known_networks, network, connected_time_compare, NULL);
 
 	known_network_register_dbus(network);
 }