diff --git a/cmd/restic/integration_helpers_test.go b/cmd/restic/integration_helpers_test.go
index bc20b63b1..3d0ad51ba 100644
--- a/cmd/restic/integration_helpers_test.go
+++ b/cmd/restic/integration_helpers_test.go
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ func sameModTime(fi1, fi2 os.FileInfo) bool {
 		}
 	}
 
-	return fi1.ModTime() == fi2.ModTime()
+	return fi1.ModTime().Equal(fi2.ModTime())
 }
 
 // directoriesEqualContents checks if both directories contain exactly the same
diff --git a/internal/archiver/archiver.go b/internal/archiver/archiver.go
index 9e7ee307d..89300add9 100644
--- a/internal/archiver/archiver.go
+++ b/internal/archiver/archiver.go
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ func (arch *Archiver) reloadFileIfChanged(node *restic.Node, file fs.File) (*res
 		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "restic.Stat")
 	}
 
-	if fi.ModTime() == node.ModTime {
+	if fi.ModTime().Equal(node.ModTime) {
 		return node, nil
 	}
 
diff --git a/internal/restic/node.go b/internal/restic/node.go
index e5970cdb4..28b9dfedf 100644
--- a/internal/restic/node.go
+++ b/internal/restic/node.go
@@ -503,7 +503,7 @@ func (node *Node) IsNewer(path string, fi os.FileInfo) bool {
 
 	extendedStat, ok := toStatT(fi.Sys())
 	if !ok {
-		if node.ModTime != fi.ModTime() ||
+		if !node.ModTime.Equal(fi.ModTime()) ||
 			node.Size != size {
 			debug.Log("node %v is newer: timestamp or size changed", path)
 			return true
@@ -513,8 +513,8 @@ func (node *Node) IsNewer(path string, fi os.FileInfo) bool {
 
 	inode := extendedStat.ino()
 
-	if node.ModTime != fi.ModTime() ||
-		node.ChangeTime != changeTime(extendedStat) ||
+	if !node.ModTime.Equal(fi.ModTime()) ||
+		!node.ChangeTime.Equal(changeTime(extendedStat)) ||
 		node.Inode != uint64(inode) ||
 		node.Size != size {
 		debug.Log("node %v is newer: timestamp, size or inode changed", path)