diff --git a/src/xen/xen_inotify.c b/src/xen/xen_inotify.c
index cd1e2dfba9..d81a35d427 100644
--- a/src/xen/xen_inotify.c
+++ b/src/xen/xen_inotify.c
@@ -217,11 +217,11 @@ xenInotifyRemoveDomainConfigInfo(virConnectPtr conn, const char *fname)
 }
 
 static int
-xenInotifyAddDomainConfigInfo(virConnectPtr conn, const char *fname)
+xenInotifyAddDomainConfigInfo(virConnectPtr conn, const char *fname, time_t now)
 {
     xenUnifiedPrivatePtr priv = conn->privateData;
     return priv->useXenConfigCache ?
-        xenXMConfigCacheAddFile(conn, fname) :
+        xenXMConfigCacheAddFile(conn, fname, now) :
         xenInotifyXendDomainsDirAddEntry(conn, fname);
 }
 
@@ -238,6 +238,7 @@ xenInotifyEvent(int watch ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
     char *tmp, *name;
     virConnectPtr conn = data;
     xenUnifiedPrivatePtr priv = NULL;
+    time_t now = time(NULL);
 
     VIR_DEBUG("got inotify event");
 
@@ -300,7 +301,7 @@ xenInotifyEvent(int watch ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
             }
         } else if (e->mask & (IN_CREATE | IN_CLOSE_WRITE | IN_MOVED_TO)) {
             virObjectEventPtr event;
-            if (xenInotifyAddDomainConfigInfo(conn, fname) < 0) {
+            if (xenInotifyAddDomainConfigInfo(conn, fname, now) < 0) {
                 virReportError(VIR_ERR_INTERNAL_ERROR,
                                "%s", _("Error adding file to config cache"));
                 goto cleanup;
@@ -344,6 +345,7 @@ xenInotifyOpen(virConnectPtr conn,
     char *path;
     xenUnifiedPrivatePtr priv = conn->privateData;
     int direrr;
+    time_t now = time(NULL);
 
     virCheckFlags(VIR_CONNECT_RO, -1);
 
@@ -374,7 +376,7 @@ xenInotifyOpen(virConnectPtr conn,
                 return -1;
             }
 
-            if (xenInotifyAddDomainConfigInfo(conn, path) < 0) {
+            if (xenInotifyAddDomainConfigInfo(conn, path, now) < 0) {
                 virReportError(VIR_ERR_INTERNAL_ERROR,
                                "%s", _("Error adding file to config list"));
                 closedir(dh);
diff --git a/src/xen/xm_internal.c b/src/xen/xm_internal.c
index 59b1cd4afa..07b9eb46e6 100644
--- a/src/xen/xm_internal.c
+++ b/src/xen/xm_internal.c
@@ -191,15 +191,14 @@ xenXMConfigCacheRemoveFile(virConnectPtr conn, const char *filename)
  * calling this function
  */
 int
-xenXMConfigCacheAddFile(virConnectPtr conn, const char *filename)
+xenXMConfigCacheAddFile(virConnectPtr conn, const char *filename, time_t now)
 {
     xenUnifiedPrivatePtr priv = conn->privateData;
     xenXMConfCachePtr entry;
     struct stat st;
     int newborn = 0;
-    time_t now = time(NULL);
 
-    VIR_DEBUG("Adding file %s", filename);
+    VIR_DEBUG("Adding file %s %lld", filename, (long long)now);
 
     /* Get modified time */
     if ((stat(filename, &st) < 0)) {
@@ -373,7 +372,7 @@ xenXMConfigCacheRefresh(virConnectPtr conn)
 
         /* If we already have a matching entry and it is not
            modified, then carry on to next one*/
-        if (xenXMConfigCacheAddFile(conn, path) < 0) {
+        if (xenXMConfigCacheAddFile(conn, path, now) < 0) {
             /* Ignoring errors, since a lot of stuff goes wrong in /etc/xen */
         }
 
diff --git a/src/xen/xm_internal.h b/src/xen/xm_internal.h
index 25b4fd5651..0246895d89 100644
--- a/src/xen/xm_internal.h
+++ b/src/xen/xm_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 # include "domain_conf.h"
 
 int xenXMConfigCacheRefresh (virConnectPtr conn);
-int xenXMConfigCacheAddFile(virConnectPtr conn, const char *filename);
+int xenXMConfigCacheAddFile(virConnectPtr conn, const char *filename, time_t now);
 int xenXMConfigCacheRemoveFile(virConnectPtr conn, const char *filename);
 
 int xenXMOpen(virConnectPtr conn, virConnectAuthPtr auth, unsigned int flags);