diff --git a/vlib/time/time_windows.v b/vlib/time/time_windows.v
index 5727b0608f..3e6e1d2669 100644
--- a/vlib/time/time_windows.v
+++ b/vlib/time/time_windows.v
@@ -15,5 +15,5 @@ struct C.tm {
 fn C._mkgmtime(&tm) time_t
 
 fn make_unix_time(t tm) int {
-	return C._mkgmtime(&t) as int
+	return int(C._mkgmtime(&t))
 }