diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 3976aef2..6a53ed58 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ NEWS
   * [tests] fixed system, use foreground daemons and waitpid
   * [tests] removed pidfile from test system
   * [tests] fixed tests needing php running (if not running on port 1026, search php in env[PHP] or /usr/bin/php-cgi)
+  * fixed typo in mod_accesslog (#1699)
 
 - 1.4.19 - 2008-03-10
 
diff --git a/src/mod_accesslog.c b/src/mod_accesslog.c
index 313cac5a..84c53db3 100644
--- a/src/mod_accesslog.c
+++ b/src/mod_accesslog.c
@@ -679,7 +679,7 @@ REQUESTDONE_FUNC(log_access_write) {
 					localtime_r(&(srv->cur_ts), &tm);
 					strftime(p->conf.ts_accesslog_str->ptr, p->conf.ts_accesslog_str->size - 1, "[%d/%b/%Y:%H:%M:%S ", &tm);
 # else
-					strftime(p->conf.ts_accesslog_str->ptr, p->conf.ts_accesslog_str->size - 1, "[%d/%b/%Y:%H:%M:%S ", localtime_r(&(srv->cur_ts)));
+					strftime(p->conf.ts_accesslog_str->ptr, p->conf.ts_accesslog_str->size - 1, "[%d/%b/%Y:%H:%M:%S ", localtime(&(srv->cur_ts)));
 # endif
 					p->conf.ts_accesslog_str->used = strlen(p->conf.ts_accesslog_str->ptr) + 1;