2 files changed, 11 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/cpp/src/qpid/sys/posix/Time.cpp b/cpp/src/qpid/sys/posix/Time.cpp
index 5e8f1aca0f..19c7ef20ba 100644
--- a/cpp/src/qpid/sys/posix/Time.cpp
+++ b/cpp/src/qpid/sys/posix/Time.cpp
@@ -39,6 +39,11 @@ AbsTime::AbsTime(const AbsTime& t, const Duration& d) :
     timepoint(d == Duration::max() ? max_abstime() : t.timepoint+d.nanosecs)
 {}
 
+AbsTime AbsTime::Epoch() {
+    AbsTime epoch; epoch.timepoint = 0;
+    return epoch;
+}
+
 AbsTime AbsTime::FarFuture() {
     AbsTime ff; ff.timepoint = max_abstime(); return ff;
 }
@@ -51,8 +56,6 @@ AbsTime AbsTime::now() {
     return time_now;
 }
 
-AbsTime AbsTime::epoch() { return AbsTime(); }
-
 Duration::Duration(const AbsTime& time0) :
     nanosecs(time0.timepoint)
 {}
diff --git a/cpp/src/qpid/sys/windows/Time.cpp b/cpp/src/qpid/sys/windows/Time.cpp
index 6b43347ef8..959a7c10fe 100644
--- a/cpp/src/qpid/sys/windows/Time.cpp
+++ b/cpp/src/qpid/sys/windows/Time.cpp
@@ -47,16 +47,18 @@ AbsTime AbsTime::FarFuture() {
     return ff;
 }
 
+AbsTime AbsTime::Epoch() {
+    AbsTime time_epoch;
+    time_epoch.timepoint = boost::posix_time::from_time_t(0);
+    return time_epoch;
+}
+
 AbsTime AbsTime::now() {
     AbsTime time_now;
     time_now.timepoint = boost::get_system_time();
     return time_now;
 }
 
-AbsTime AbsTime::epoch() {
-    return AbsTime(boost::posix_time::from_time_t(0));
-}
-
 Duration::Duration(const AbsTime& time0) : nanosecs(0) {
     time_period p(ptime(min_date_time), time0.timepoint);
     nanosecs = p.length().total_nanoseconds();