diff --git a/src/laser_geometry.cpp b/src/laser_geometry.cpp
index d07b7c55..1bd9849f 100644
--- a/src/laser_geometry.cpp
+++ b/src/laser_geometry.cpp
@@ -423,8 +423,8 @@ void LaserProjection::transformLaserScanToPointCloud_(
   double range_cutoff,
   int channel_options)
 {
-  TIME start_time = scan_in.header.stamp;
-  TIME end_time = scan_in.header.stamp;
+  TIME start_time(scan_in.header.stamp, RCL_ROS_TIME);
+  TIME end_time(scan_in.header.stamp, RCL_ROS_TIME);
   // TODO(anonymous): reconcile all the different time constructs
   if (!scan_in.ranges.empty()) {
     end_time = start_time + rclcpp::Duration::from_seconds(