diff --git a/Foundation/src/LocalDateTime.cpp b/Foundation/src/LocalDateTime.cpp
index bdd0ca0bf..da27218dc 100644
--- a/Foundation/src/LocalDateTime.cpp
+++ b/Foundation/src/LocalDateTime.cpp
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@
 #include <ctime>
 #if defined(_WIN32_WCE) && _WIN32_WCE < 0x800
 #include "wce_time.h"
+#elif defined(_WIN32)
+#include <time.h>
 #endif
 
 
@@ -269,7 +271,10 @@ void LocalDateTime::determineTzd(bool adjust)
 #if defined(_WIN32_WCE) && _WIN32_WCE < 0x800
 		std::tm* broken = wceex_localtime(&epochTime);
 #else
-		std::tm* broken = std::localtime(&epochTime);
+		std::tm brokenBuf;
+ 		std::tm* broken = &brokenBuf;
+ 		errno_t err = localtime_s(broken, &epochTime);
+ 		if (err) broken = nullptr;
 #endif
 		if (!broken) throw Poco::SystemException("cannot get local time");
 		_tzd = (Timezone::utcOffset() + ((broken->tm_isdst == 1) ? 3600 : 0));