diff --git a/sw/airborne/modules/ins/ins_xsens.c b/sw/airborne/modules/ins/ins_xsens.c
index 74bfbda590..78bfbd7a1c 100644
--- a/sw/airborne/modules/ins/ins_xsens.c
+++ b/sw/airborne/modules/ins/ins_xsens.c
@@ -187,13 +187,7 @@ float xsens_gps_arm_y = 0;
 float xsens_gps_arm_z = 0;
 
 
-int8_t xsens_hour;
-int8_t xsens_min;
-int8_t xsens_sec;
-int32_t xsens_nanosec;
-int16_t xsens_year;
-int8_t xsens_month;
-int8_t xsens_day;
+struct XsensTime xsens_time;
 
 static uint8_t xsens_id;
 static uint8_t xsens_status;
@@ -538,13 +532,13 @@ void parse_ins_msg( void ) {
         offset += XSENS_DATA_TimeStamp_LENGTH;
       }
       if (XSENS_MASK_UTC(xsens_output_settings)) {
-        xsens_hour = XSENS_DATA_UTC_hour(xsens_msg_buf,offset);
-        xsens_min = XSENS_DATA_UTC_min(xsens_msg_buf,offset);
-        xsens_sec = XSENS_DATA_UTC_sec(xsens_msg_buf,offset);
-        xsens_nanosec = XSENS_DATA_UTC_nanosec(xsens_msg_buf,offset);
-        xsens_year = XSENS_DATA_UTC_year(xsens_msg_buf,offset);
-        xsens_month = XSENS_DATA_UTC_month(xsens_msg_buf,offset);
-        xsens_day = XSENS_DATA_UTC_day(xsens_msg_buf,offset);
+        xsens_time.hour = XSENS_DATA_UTC_hour(xsens_msg_buf,offset);
+        xsens_time.min = XSENS_DATA_UTC_min(xsens_msg_buf,offset);
+        xsens_time.sec = XSENS_DATA_UTC_sec(xsens_msg_buf,offset);
+        xsens_time.nanosec = XSENS_DATA_UTC_nanosec(xsens_msg_buf,offset);
+        xsens_time.year = XSENS_DATA_UTC_year(xsens_msg_buf,offset);
+        xsens_time.month = XSENS_DATA_UTC_month(xsens_msg_buf,offset);
+        xsens_time.day = XSENS_DATA_UTC_day(xsens_msg_buf,offset);
 
         offset += XSENS_DATA_UTC_LENGTH;
       }
diff --git a/sw/airborne/modules/ins/ins_xsens.h b/sw/airborne/modules/ins/ins_xsens.h
index 60de49115a..239cbe0778 100644
--- a/sw/airborne/modules/ins/ins_xsens.h
+++ b/sw/airborne/modules/ins/ins_xsens.h
@@ -33,13 +33,18 @@
 
 #include "ins_module.h"
 
-extern int8_t xsens_hour;
-extern int8_t xsens_min;
-extern int8_t xsens_sec;
-extern int32_t xsens_nanosec;
-extern int16_t xsens_year;
-extern int8_t xsens_month;
-extern int8_t xsens_day;
+struct XsensTime {
+  int8_t hour;
+  int8_t min;
+  int8_t sec;
+  int32_t nanosec;
+  int16_t year;
+  int8_t month;
+  int8_t day;
+};
+
+extern struct XsensTime xsens_time;
+
 extern uint8_t xsens_msg_status;
 extern uint16_t xsens_time_stamp;