diff --git a/libmisc/strtoday.c b/libmisc/strtoday.c
index bc3c7ae0..d4c22af2 100644
--- a/libmisc/strtoday.c
+++ b/libmisc/strtoday.c
@@ -73,5 +73,5 @@ long strtoday (const char *str)
 		return -2;
 	}
 	/* convert seconds to days since 1970-01-01 */
-	return (long) (t + DAY / 2) / DAY;
+	return (t + DAY / 2) / DAY;
 }