diff --git a/win32/time.c b/win32/time.c
index a376fd61be0a0..5426c62830c47 100644
--- a/win32/time.c
+++ b/win32/time.c
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-
 /*****************************************************************************
  *                                                                           *
  * DH_TIME.C                                                                 *
@@ -33,19 +32,31 @@
 #include <errno.h>
 #include "php_win32_globals.h"
 
+
 int getfilesystemtime(struct timeval *time_Info) 
 {
 FILETIME ft;
 __int64 ff;
-
+ULARGE_INTEGER convFromft;
     GetSystemTimeAsFileTime(&ft);   /* 100 ns blocks since 01-Jan-1641 */
                                     /* resolution seems to be 0.01 sec */ 
-    ff = *(__int64*)(&ft);
+        /*
+            Do not cast a pointer to a FILETIME structure to either a 
+            ULARGE_INTEGER* or __int64* value because it can cause alignment faults on 64-bit Windows.
+            
+            via  http://technet.microsoft.com/zh-cn/library/ms724284%28v=vs.85%29.aspx
+        */
+
+	convFromft.HighPart=ft.dwHighDateTime;
+	convFromft.LowPart=ft.dwLowDateTime;
+	ff=convFromft.QuadPart;
+
     time_Info->tv_sec = (int)(ff/(__int64)10000000-(__int64)11644473600);
     time_Info->tv_usec = (int)(ff % 10000000)/10;
     return 0;
 }
 
+
  
 
 PHPAPI int gettimeofday(struct timeval *time_Info, struct timezone *timezone_Info)