diff --git a/php/elFinder.class.php b/php/elFinder.class.php
index 763b9a9bd..234ff0cf2 100644
--- a/php/elFinder.class.php
+++ b/php/elFinder.class.php
@@ -4394,7 +4394,7 @@ class elFinder
     protected function utime()
     {
         $time = explode(" ", microtime());
-        return (double)$time[1] + (double)$time[0];
+        return (float)$time[1] + (float)$time[0];
     }

     /**