--- a/src/lib/asiodns/io_fetch.cc
+++ b/src/lib/asiodns/io_fetch.cc
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ struct IOFetchData : boost::noncopyable
     OutputBufferPtr               msgbuf;            // Wire buffer for question
     OutputBufferPtr               received;          // Received data put here
     IOFetch::Callback*            callback;          // Called on I/O Completion
-    boost::asio::deadline_timer   timer;             // Timer to measure timeouts
+    boost::asio::steady_timer     timer;             // Timer to measure timeouts
     IOFetch::Protocol             protocol;          // Protocol being used
     size_t                        cumulative;        // Cumulative received amount
     size_t                        expected;          // Expected amount of data
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ IOFetch::operator()(boost::system::error
         // If we timeout, we stop, which cancels outstanding I/O operations and
         // shuts down everything.
         if (data_->timeout != -1) {
-            data_->timer.expires_from_now(boost::posix_time::milliseconds(
+            data_->timer.expires_after(std::chrono::milliseconds(
                 data_->timeout));
             data_->timer.async_wait(std::bind(&IOFetch::stop, *this,
                 TIME_OUT));
--- a/src/lib/asiolink/interval_timer.cc
+++ b/src/lib/asiolink/interval_timer.cc
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ private:
     IOServicePtr io_service_;
 
     /// @brief The asio timer.
-    boost::asio::deadline_timer timer_;
+    boost::asio::steady_timer timer_;
 
     /// @brief Controls how the timer behaves after expiration.
     IntervalTimer::Mode mode_;
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ void
 IntervalTimerImpl::update() {
     try {
         // Update expire time to (current time + interval_).
-        timer_.expires_from_now(boost::posix_time::millisec(long(interval_)));
+        timer_.expires_after(std::chrono::milliseconds(interval_));
         // Reset timer.
         // Pass a function bound with a shared_ptr to this.
         timer_.async_wait(std::bind(&IntervalTimerImpl::callback,