diff --git a/libs/xmlrpc-c/lib/abyss/src/conn.c b/libs/xmlrpc-c/lib/abyss/src/conn.c
index d3e2fb0911..5efa37cc82 100644
--- a/libs/xmlrpc-c/lib/abyss/src/conn.c
+++ b/libs/xmlrpc-c/lib/abyss/src/conn.c
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ abyss_bool ConnReadLine(TConn *c,char **z,uint32_t timeout)
 {
     char *p,*t;
     abyss_bool first=TRUE;
-    uint32_t to,start;
+    clock_t to,start;
 
     p=*z=c->buffer+c->bufferpos;
     start=clock();