diff --git a/src/jrd/jrd.cpp b/src/jrd/jrd.cpp
index 0deb0023e2..67078cb857 100644
--- a/src/jrd/jrd.cpp
+++ b/src/jrd/jrd.cpp
@@ -761,8 +761,8 @@ ISC_STATUS GDS_ATTACH_DATABASE(ISC_STATUS*	user_status,
 
 	attachment->att_charset = options.dpb_interp;
 
-	SLONG clock = time(NULL);
-	struct tm times = *localtime(reinterpret_cast<const time_t*>(&clock));
+	time_t clock = time(NULL);
+	struct tm times = *localtime(&clock);
 	isc_encode_timestamp(&times, &attachment->att_timestamp);
 
 	if (options.dpb_lc_messages) {
@@ -1929,8 +1929,8 @@ ISC_STATUS GDS_CREATE_DATABASE(ISC_STATUS*	user_status,
 
 	attachment->att_charset = options.dpb_interp;
 
-	SLONG clock = time(NULL);
-	struct tm times = *localtime(reinterpret_cast<const time_t*>(&clock));
+	time_t clock = time(NULL);
+	struct tm times = *localtime(&clock);
 	isc_encode_timestamp(&times, &attachment->att_timestamp);
 
 	if (options.dpb_lc_messages)