diff --git a/src/TDB2.cpp b/src/TDB2.cpp
index c251cfbb3..7ebc5620f 100644
--- a/src/TDB2.cpp
+++ b/src/TDB2.cpp
@@ -959,7 +959,7 @@ void TDB2::show_diff (
   const std::string& prior,
   const std::string& when)
 {
-  ISO8601d lastChange (static_cast <time_t> (std::stoul (when)));
+  ISO8601d lastChange (strtol (when.c_str (), NULL, 10));
 
   // Set the colors.
   Color color_red   (context.color () ? context.config.get ("color.undo.before") : "");