diff --git a/ext/standard/head.c b/ext/standard/head.c
index c9bc00ef4b8..d565ec1ac18 100644
--- a/ext/standard/head.c
+++ b/ext/standard/head.c
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ PHPAPI int php_setcookie(char *name, int name_len, char *value, int value_len, t
 		sprintf(cookie, "Set-Cookie: %s=%s", name, value ? encoded_value : "");
 		if (expires > 0) {
 			strcat(cookie, "; expires=");
-			dt = php_format_date("D, d-M-Y H:i:s T", sizeof("D, d-M-Y H:i:s T")-1, t, 0);
+			dt = php_format_date("D, d-M-Y H:i:s T", sizeof("D, d-M-Y H:i:s T")-1, expires, 0);
 			strcat(cookie, dt);
 			efree(dt);
 		}