diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/NetPlayClient.cpp b/Source/Core/Core/NetPlayClient.cpp
index b324092d46..0a31866170 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/NetPlayClient.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/NetPlayClient.cpp
@@ -392,10 +392,10 @@ unsigned int NetPlayClient::OnData(sf::Packet& packet)
 			packet >> tmp;
 			g_NetPlaySettings.m_EXIDevice[1] = (TEXIDevices)tmp;
 
-			u32 x, y;
-			packet >> x;
-			packet >> y;
-			g_netplay_initial_gctime = x | ((u64)y >> 32);
+			u32 time_low, time_high;
+			packet >> time_low;
+			packet >> time_high;
+			g_netplay_initial_gctime = time_low | ((u64)time_high << 32);
 		}
 
 		m_dialog->OnMsgStartGame();
diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/NetPlayServer.cpp b/Source/Core/Core/NetPlayServer.cpp
index c2f0a3f751..ea1de80980 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/NetPlayServer.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/NetPlayServer.cpp
@@ -657,7 +657,7 @@ bool NetPlayServer::StartGame()
 	*spac << m_settings.m_EXIDevice[0];
 	*spac << m_settings.m_EXIDevice[1];
 	*spac << (u32)g_netplay_initial_gctime;
-	*spac << (u32)g_netplay_initial_gctime << 32;
+	*spac << (u32)(g_netplay_initial_gctime >> 32);
 
 	SendAsyncToClients(spac);