diff --git a/common/git/git_pull_handler.cpp b/common/git/git_pull_handler.cpp
index 6e534d3fc8..4709342d1a 100644
--- a/common/git/git_pull_handler.cpp
+++ b/common/git/git_pull_handler.cpp
@@ -159,7 +159,8 @@ std::string GIT_PULL_HANDLER::getFirstLineFromCommitMessage( const std::string&
 std::string GIT_PULL_HANDLER::getFormattedCommitDate( const git_time& aTime )
 {
     char dateBuffer[64];
-    strftime( dateBuffer, sizeof( dateBuffer ), "%Y-%b-%d %H:%M:%S", gmtime( &aTime.time ) );
+    time_t time = static_cast<time_t>( aTime.time );
+    strftime( dateBuffer, sizeof( dateBuffer ), "%Y-%b-%d %H:%M:%S", gmtime( &time ) );
     return dateBuffer;
 }