diff --git a/platform/msvc2008/love.vcproj b/platform/msvc2008/love.vcproj
index 3549f4c05..70d10e8ae 100644
--- a/platform/msvc2008/love.vcproj
+++ b/platform/msvc2008/love.vcproj
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@
 			OutputDirectory="$(SolutionDir)$(ConfigurationName)"
 			IntermediateDirectory="$(ConfigurationName)"
 			ConfigurationType="1"
-			CharacterSet="2"
+			CharacterSet="1"
 			WholeProgramOptimization="1"
 			>
 			<Tool
diff --git a/src/modules/timer/sdl/Timer.cpp b/src/modules/timer/sdl/Timer.cpp
index a511fb1ca..295537158 100644
--- a/src/modules/timer/sdl/Timer.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/timer/sdl/Timer.cpp
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ namespace sdl
 		QueryPerformanceFrequency(&temp);
 		freq = temp.QuadPart;
 		__int64 secs = ticks/freq;
-		__int64 usecs = (ticks%freq)/(freq/1000000.0f);
+		__int64 usecs = static_cast<__int64>((ticks%freq)/(freq/1000000.0f));
 		return secs%86400 + usecs/1000000.0f;
 #else
 		timeval t;