diff --git a/zsnes/src/linux/zfilew.c b/zsnes/src/linux/zfilew.c
index 669134d6..aec143a1 100644
--- a/zsnes/src/linux/zfilew.c
+++ b/zsnes/src/linux/zfilew.c
@@ -242,14 +242,13 @@ DWORD ZFileDelete()
 
 DWORD ZFileGetFTime()
 {
-  struct stat filestat;
+  struct _stat filestat;
+
   ZFTime=0;
-  if (stat (ZFFTimeFName, &filestat)<0)
-  {
-	  ZFDate=0;
-  } else {
-	  ZFDate=filestat.st_mtime;
-  }
+
+  if (_stat(ZFFTimeFName, &filestat) < 0) ZFDate=0;
+     else ZFDate = filestat.st_mtime;
+
   return(0);
 }
 
diff --git a/zsnes/src/win/zfilew.c b/zsnes/src/win/zfilew.c
index 2a7055a1..0bce8f5a 100644
--- a/zsnes/src/win/zfilew.c
+++ b/zsnes/src/win/zfilew.c
@@ -228,12 +228,12 @@ DWORD ZFileDelete()
 
 DWORD ZFileGetFTime()
 {
-  struct _stat buf;
+  struct _stat filestat;
 
   ZFTime=0;
 
-  if (_stat(ZFFTimeFName, &buf) < 0) ZFDate=0;
-     else ZFDate = buf.st_mtime;
+  if (_stat(ZFFTimeFName, &filestat) < 0) ZFDate=0;
+     else ZFDate = filestat.st_mtime;
 
   return 0;
 }