diff --git a/src/eitd/sectionsd.cpp b/src/eitd/sectionsd.cpp
index 69689c3d3..b95148545 100644
--- a/src/eitd/sectionsd.cpp
+++ b/src/eitd/sectionsd.cpp
@@ -1486,7 +1486,8 @@ void CTimeThread::run()
 			/* speed up shutdown by looping around Read() */
 			do {
 				rc = dmx->Read(static_buf, MAX_SECTION_LENGTH, timeoutInMSeconds / 12);
-			} while (running && rc == 0 && (time_monotonic_ms() - start) < timeoutInMSeconds);
+			} while (running && rc == 0
+				 && (time_monotonic_ms() - start) < (time_t)timeoutInMSeconds);
 #endif
 			xprintf("%s: getting DVB time done : %d messaging_neutrino_sets_time %d\n", name.c_str(), rc, messaging_neutrino_sets_time);
 			if (rc > 0) {