diff --git a/src/engine/Query.c b/src/engine/Query.c
index 180c057162..8e610ea589 100644
--- a/src/engine/Query.c
+++ b/src/engine/Query.c
@@ -204,7 +204,16 @@ xaccQuerySetMaxSplits (Query *q, int max)
 /* ================================================== */
 
 void  
-xaccQuerySetDateRange (Query *q, long long early, long long late)
+xaccQuerySetDateRange (Query *q, time_t early, time_t late)
+{
+   if (!q) return;
+   q->changed = 1; 
+   q->earliest.tv_sec = early;
+   q->latest.tv_sec = late;
+}
+
+void  
+xaccQuerySetDateRangeL (Query *q, long long early, long long late)
 {
    if (!q) return;
    q->changed = 1; 
diff --git a/src/engine/Query.h b/src/engine/Query.h
index d5588472f4..dc529bc4a5 100644
--- a/src/engine/Query.h
+++ b/src/engine/Query.h
@@ -65,7 +65,10 @@ void  xaccQuerySetMaxSplits (Query *, int);
  *    that are within this date range. The arguments "earliest"
  *    and "latest" are seconds before or since 00:00:00 Jan 1 1970.
  */
-void xaccQuerySetDateRange (Query *, long long earliest, long long latest);
+void xaccQuerySetDateRange (Query *, time_t earliest, time_t latest);
+#ifndef SWIG  /* swig chokes on long long */
+void xaccQuerySetDateRangeL (Query *, long long earliest, long long latest);
+#endif
 
 /* The xaccQuerySetSortOrder() method sets the sort order that
  *    should be used on the splits.  The three arguments should