diff --git a/MagickCore/timer.c b/MagickCore/timer.c
index 5a6576e67a..d33f2d374a 100644
--- a/MagickCore/timer.c
+++ b/MagickCore/timer.c
@@ -367,7 +367,8 @@ MagickExport time_t GetMagickTime(void)
           time_t
             epoch;
 
-          epoch=(time_t) StringToDouble(source_date_epoch,(char **) NULL);
+          epoch=(time_t) CastDoubleToLong(StringToDouble(source_date_epoch,
+            (char **) NULL));
           if ((epoch > 0) && (epoch <= time((time_t *) NULL)))
             constant_magick_time=epoch;
         }
@@ -409,7 +410,7 @@ MagickPrivate MagickOffsetType GetMagickTTL(void)
       magick_epoch=time((time_t *) NULL);
     }
   return((MagickOffsetType) GetMagickResourceLimit(TimeResource)-
-    (GetMagickTime()-magick_epoch));
+    (time((time_t *) NULL)-magick_epoch));
 }
 
 /*