diff --git a/StRoot/StDaqLib/SSD/SSD_Reader.cxx b/StRoot/StDaqLib/SSD/SSD_Reader.cxx
index 5e4bd5a3c88..e4116e17070 100644
--- a/StRoot/StDaqLib/SSD/SSD_Reader.cxx
+++ b/StRoot/StDaqLib/SSD/SSD_Reader.cxx
@@ -118,8 +118,8 @@ SSD_Reader::SSD_Reader(EventReader *er) {
   datap=er->getDATAP(); 
   if (datap) {
 
-  unsigned int UTime = er->getEventInfo().UnixTime;
-  struct tm *time=gmtime((time_t*) &UTime);
+  std::time_t UTime = er->getEventInfo().UnixTime;
+  struct tm *time=gmtime(&UTime);
 
   //LDate = (((1900+time->tm_year)*100 + 1 + time->tm_mon)*100 + time->tm_mday)*100;
   //LDate = yyyymmdd