diff --git a/src/util/kreltime.c b/src/util/kreltime.c
index abfe9c08d8..4edb8e9c85 100644
--- a/src/util/kreltime.c
+++ b/src/util/kreltime.c
@@ -115,8 +115,9 @@ int
 ktimeDate_FromInt32(afs_int32 timeSecs, struct ktime_date *ktimePtr)
 {
     struct tm *timePtr;
+    time_t     tt = timeSecs;
 
-    timePtr = localtime((time_t *) & timeSecs);
+    timePtr = localtime(&tt);
 
     /* copy the relevant fields */
     ktimePtr->sec = timePtr->tm_sec;