diff --git a/server/modules/routing/binlog/blr.c b/server/modules/routing/binlog/blr.c
index 630665628..ca853b1e6 100644
--- a/server/modules/routing/binlog/blr.c
+++ b/server/modules/routing/binlog/blr.c
@@ -854,7 +854,8 @@ struct tm	tm;
 
 	if (router_inst->lastEventTimestamp)
 	{
-		localtime_r((const time_t*)&router_inst->lastEventTimestamp, &tm);
+		time_t	last_event = (time_t)router_inst->lastEventTimestamp;
+		localtime_r(&last_event, &tm);
 		asctime_r(&tm, buf);
 		dcb_printf(dcb, "\tLast binlog event timestamp:  			%ld (%s)\n",
 				router_inst->lastEventTimestamp, buf);
@@ -982,7 +983,8 @@ struct tm	tm;
 			if (session->lastEventTimestamp
 					&& router_inst->lastEventTimestamp)
 			{
-				localtime_r((const time_t*)&session->lastEventTimestamp, &tm);
+				time_t	session_last_event = (time_t)session->lastEventTimestamp;
+				localtime_r(&session_last_event, &tm);
 				asctime_r(&tm, buf);
 				dcb_printf(dcb, "\t\tLast binlog event timestamp			%u, %s", session->lastEventTimestamp, buf);
 				dcb_printf(dcb, "\t\tSeconds behind master				%u\n", router_inst->lastEventTimestamp - session->lastEventTimestamp);