diff --git a/statime-linux/src/main.rs b/statime-linux/src/main.rs
index 5c2610792..2497a77c5 100644
--- a/statime-linux/src/main.rs
+++ b/statime-linux/src/main.rs
@@ -535,7 +535,7 @@ async fn port_task<A: NetworkAddress + PtpTargetAddress>(
                         if let Some(mut timestamp) = packet.timestamp {
                             // get_tai gives zero if this is a hardware clock, and the needed
                             // correction when this port uses software timestamping
-                            timestamp.seconds += clock.get_tai_offset().expect("Unable to get tai offset") as libc::time_t;
+                            timestamp.seconds += clock.get_tai_offset().expect("Unable to get tai offset") as i64;
                             log::trace!("Recv timestamp: {:?}", packet.timestamp);
                             port.handle_event_receive(&event_buffer[..packet.bytes_read], timestamp_to_time(timestamp))
                         } else {
@@ -660,7 +660,7 @@ async fn ethernet_port_task(
                         if let Some(mut timestamp) = packet.timestamp {
                             // get_tai gives zero if this is a hardware clock, and the needed
                             // correction when this port uses software timestamping
-                            timestamp.seconds += clock.get_tai_offset().expect("Unable to get tai offset") as libc::time_t;
+                            timestamp.seconds += clock.get_tai_offset().expect("Unable to get tai offset") as i64;
                             log::trace!("Recv timestamp: {:?}", packet.timestamp);
                             port.handle_event_receive(&event_buffer[..packet.bytes_read], timestamp_to_time(timestamp))
                         } else {
@@ -757,7 +757,7 @@ async fn handle_actions<A: NetworkAddress + PtpTargetAddress>(
                     // get_tai gives zero if this is a hardware clock, and the needed
                     // correction when this port uses software timestamping
                     time.seconds +=
-                        clock.get_tai_offset().expect("Unable to get tai offset") as libc::time_t;
+                        clock.get_tai_offset().expect("Unable to get tai offset") as i64;
                     log::trace!("Send timestamp {:?}", time);
                     pending_timestamp = Some((context, timestamp_to_time(time)));
                 } else {