diff --git a/player/command.c b/player/command.c
index 0d4c0ce9ca..a60e918f3b 100644
--- a/player/command.c
+++ b/player/command.c
@@ -820,7 +820,7 @@ static int mp_property_time_pos(void *ctx, struct m_property *prop,
         queue_seek(mpctx, MPSEEK_ABSOLUTE, *(double *)arg, MPSEEK_DEFAULT, 0);
         return M_PROPERTY_OK;
     }
-    return property_time(action, arg, get_current_time(mpctx));
+    return property_time(action, arg, get_playback_time(mpctx));
 }
 
 /// Current audio pts in seconds (R)
diff --git a/player/configfiles.c b/player/configfiles.c
index 5eaf5b197e..3ecb5a19c8 100644
--- a/player/configfiles.c
+++ b/player/configfiles.c
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ void mp_write_watch_later_conf(struct MPContext *mpctx)
     write_filename(mpctx, file, path);
 
     bool write_start = true;
-    double pos = get_current_time(mpctx);
+    double pos = get_playback_time(mpctx);
 
     if ((demux && (!demux->seekable || demux->partially_seekable)) ||
         pos == MP_NOPTS_VALUE)