diff --git a/lib/utils/mu-utils.cc b/lib/utils/mu-utils.cc
index 6d36dc1a..deb966f3 100644
--- a/lib/utils/mu-utils.cc
+++ b/lib/utils/mu-utils.cc
@@ -493,7 +493,7 @@ Mu::parse_date_time(const std::string& dstr, bool is_first, bool utc)
 
 	/* one-sided dates */
 	if (dstr.empty())
-		return is_first ? 0 : G_MAXINT64;
+		return is_first ? time_t_min : time_t_max;
 	else if (dstr == "today" || dstr == "now")
 		return special_date_time(dstr, is_first);
 	else if (dstr.find_first_of("ymdwhMs") != std::string::npos)