diff --git a/src/unix/linux_like/linux/musl/mod.rs b/src/unix/linux_like/linux/musl/mod.rs
index 70710734..929108ce 100644
--- a/src/unix/linux_like/linux/musl/mod.rs
+++ b/src/unix/linux_like/linux/musl/mod.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ pub type clock_t = c_long;
                 See #1848 for more info."
     )
 )]
-pub type time_t = c_long;
+pub type time_t = i64;
 pub type suseconds_t = c_long;
 pub type ino_t = u64;
 pub type off_t = i64;