diff --git a/dds/DCPS/TimePoint_T.inl b/dds/DCPS/TimePoint_T.inl
index 693c054fcbb..176a9e4cd53 100644
--- a/dds/DCPS/TimePoint_T.inl
+++ b/dds/DCPS/TimePoint_T.inl
@@ -88,7 +88,9 @@ ACE_INLINE
 IdlType
 TimePoint_T<AceClock, IdlType>::to_idl_struct() const
 {
-  return time_value_to_time(value_);
+  IdlType i;
+  time_value_to_time(i, value_);
+  return i;
 }
 
 template<typename AceClock, typename IdlType>
diff --git a/dds/DCPS/Time_Helper.h b/dds/DCPS/Time_Helper.h
index 170282fcc26..07874ae5434 100644
--- a/dds/DCPS/Time_Helper.h
+++ b/dds/DCPS/Time_Helper.h
@@ -31,6 +31,13 @@ ACE_Time_Value time_to_time_value(const TimeT& t)
   return tv;
 }
 
+template <typename IdlType>
+void time_value_to_time(IdlType& t, const ACE_Time_Value& tv)
+{
+  t.sec = ACE_Utils::truncate_cast<CORBA::Long>(tv.sec());
+  t.nanosec = ACE_Utils::truncate_cast<CORBA::ULong>(tv.usec() * 1000);
+}
+
 ACE_INLINE OpenDDS_Dcps_Export
 DDS::Time_t time_value_to_time(const ACE_Time_Value& tv);