diff --git a/legacy/ecore/src/lib/ecore_x/Ecore_X.h b/legacy/ecore/src/lib/ecore_x/Ecore_X.h
index 337902c092..edb5cfec31 100644
--- a/legacy/ecore/src/lib/ecore_x/Ecore_X.h
+++ b/legacy/ecore/src/lib/ecore_x/Ecore_X.h
@@ -1217,8 +1217,8 @@ EAPI void                ecore_x_netwm_pid_set(Ecore_X_Window win, int pid);
 EAPI int                 ecore_x_netwm_pid_get(Ecore_X_Window win, int *pid);
 EAPI void                ecore_x_netwm_handled_icons_set(Ecore_X_Window win);
 EAPI int                 ecore_x_netwm_handled_icons_get(Ecore_X_Window win);
-EAPI void                ecore_x_netwm_user_time_set(Ecore_X_Window win, int time);
-EAPI int                 ecore_x_netwm_user_time_get(Ecore_X_Window win, int *time);
+EAPI void                ecore_x_netwm_user_time_set(Ecore_X_Window win, unsigned int time);
+EAPI int                 ecore_x_netwm_user_time_get(Ecore_X_Window win, unsigned int *time);
 
 EAPI Ecore_X_Window_State *ecore_x_netwm_window_state_list_get(Ecore_X_Window win, int *num);
 EAPI int                 ecore_x_netwm_window_state_list_set(Ecore_X_Window win, Ecore_X_Window_State *state, int num);
diff --git a/legacy/ecore/src/lib/ecore_x/ecore_x_netwm.c b/legacy/ecore/src/lib/ecore_x/ecore_x_netwm.c
index dccf839d45..d4881bdff8 100644
--- a/legacy/ecore/src/lib/ecore_x/ecore_x_netwm.c
+++ b/legacy/ecore/src/lib/ecore_x/ecore_x_netwm.c
@@ -860,17 +860,14 @@ ecore_x_netwm_handled_icons_get(Ecore_X_Window win)
 }
 
 void
-ecore_x_netwm_user_time_set(Ecore_X_Window win, int time)
+ecore_x_netwm_user_time_set(Ecore_X_Window win, unsigned int time)
 {
-   unsigned int tmp;
-
-   tmp = time;
    ecore_x_window_prop_card32_set(win, ECORE_X_ATOM_NET_WM_USER_TIME,
-				  &tmp, 1);
+				  &time, 1);
 }
 
 int
-ecore_x_netwm_user_time_get(Ecore_X_Window win, int *time)
+ecore_x_netwm_user_time_get(Ecore_X_Window win, unsigned int *time)
 {
    int ret;
    unsigned int tmp;