diff --git a/src/dpp/discordevents.cpp b/src/dpp/discordevents.cpp
index 013f2344ee..72c9596b77 100644
--- a/src/dpp/discordevents.cpp
+++ b/src/dpp/discordevents.cpp
@@ -286,10 +286,18 @@ time_t ts_not_null(const json* j, const char* keyname)
 			}
 			crossplatform_strptime(timedate.substr(0, 19).c_str(), "%Y-%m-%dT%T", &timestamp);
 			timestamp.tm_isdst = 0;
-			retval = mktime(&timestamp);
+			#ifndef _WIN32
+				retval = timegm(&timestamp);
+			#else
+				retval = _mkgmtime(&timestamp);
+			#endif
 		} else {
 			crossplatform_strptime(timedate.substr(0, 19).c_str(), "%Y-%m-%d %T", &timestamp);
-			retval = mktime(&timestamp);
+			#ifndef _WIN32
+				retval = timegm(&timestamp);
+			#else
+				retval = _mkgmtime(&timestamp);
+			#endif
 		}
 	}
 	return retval;
@@ -311,10 +319,18 @@ void set_ts_not_null(const json* j, const char* keyname, time_t &v)
 			}
 			crossplatform_strptime(timedate.substr(0, 19).c_str(), "%Y-%m-%dT%T", &timestamp);
 			timestamp.tm_isdst = 0;
-			retval = mktime(&timestamp);
+			#ifndef _WIN32
+				retval = timegm(&timestamp);
+			#else
+				retval = _mkgmtime(&timestamp);
+			#endif
 		} else {
 			crossplatform_strptime(timedate.substr(0, 19).c_str(), "%Y-%m-%d %T", &timestamp);
-			retval = mktime(&timestamp);
+			#ifndef _WIN32
+				retval = timegm(&timestamp);
+			#else
+				retval = _mkgmtime(&timestamp);
+			#endif
 		}
 		v = retval;
 	}