diff --git a/lib/compass/sass_extensions/functions/urls.rb b/lib/compass/sass_extensions/functions/urls.rb
index 4b15c56b..00ec2c16 100644
--- a/lib/compass/sass_extensions/functions/urls.rb
+++ b/lib/compass/sass_extensions/functions/urls.rb
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ module Compass::SassExtensions::Functions::Urls
 
   def default_cache_buster(path, real_path)
     if File.readable?(real_path)
-      File.mtime(real_path).strftime("%s") 
+      File.mtime(real_path).to_i.to_s
     else
       $stderr.puts "WARNING: '#{File.basename(path)}' was not found (or cannot be read) in #{File.dirname(real_path)}"
     end