diff --git a/builtin/logical/aws/backend_test.go b/builtin/logical/aws/backend_test.go
index da7749161990..bbc82d50da60 100644
--- a/builtin/logical/aws/backend_test.go
+++ b/builtin/logical/aws/backend_test.go
@@ -544,7 +544,7 @@ func testAccStepReadPolicy(t *testing.T, name string, value string) logicaltest.
 				"role_arns":        []string(nil),
 				"policy_document":  value,
 				"credential_types": []string{iamUserCred, federationTokenCred},
-				"default_sts_ttl":  time.Duration(0),
+				"default_sts_ttl":  int64(0),
 			}
 			if !reflect.DeepEqual(resp.Data, expected) {
 				return fmt.Errorf("bad: got: %#v\nexpected: %#v", resp.Data, expected)
@@ -639,7 +639,7 @@ func TestBackend_iamUserManagedInlinePolicies(t *testing.T) {
 		"policy_arns":      []string{ec2PolicyArn, iamPolicyArn},
 		"credential_types": []string{iamUserCred},
 		"role_arns":        []string(nil),
-		"default_sts_ttl":  time.Duration(0),
+		"default_sts_ttl":  int64(0),
 	}
 	logicaltest.Test(t, logicaltest.TestCase{
 		AcceptanceTest: true,
@@ -754,7 +754,7 @@ func testAccStepReadArnPolicy(t *testing.T, name string, value string) logicalte
 				"role_arns":        []string(nil),
 				"policy_document":  "",
 				"credential_types": []string{iamUserCred},
-				"default_sts_ttl":  time.Duration(0),
+				"default_sts_ttl":  int64(0),
 			}
 			if !reflect.DeepEqual(resp.Data, expected) {
 				return fmt.Errorf("bad: got: %#v\nexpected: %#v", resp.Data, expected)
diff --git a/builtin/logical/aws/path_roles.go b/builtin/logical/aws/path_roles.go
index adeedac6d302..3df316ad6902 100644
--- a/builtin/logical/aws/path_roles.go
+++ b/builtin/logical/aws/path_roles.go
@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@ func (r *awsRoleEntry) toResponseData() map[string]interface{} {
 		"policy_arns":      r.PolicyArns,
 		"role_arns":        r.RoleArns,
 		"policy_document":  r.PolicyDocument,
-		"default_sts_ttl":  r.DefaultSTSTTL / time.Second,
+		"default_sts_ttl":  int64(r.DefaultSTSTTL.Seconds()),
 	}
 	if r.InvalidData != "" {
 		respData["invalid_data"] = r.InvalidData
diff --git a/builtin/logical/aws/path_user.go b/builtin/logical/aws/path_user.go
index 86b9c71ef6b8..b12289e3ae57 100644
--- a/builtin/logical/aws/path_user.go
+++ b/builtin/logical/aws/path_user.go
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
 	"strings"
-	"time"
 
 	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/aws"
 	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/service/iam"
@@ -63,7 +62,7 @@ func (b *backend) pathCredsRead(ctx context.Context, req *logical.Request, d *fr
 	case ok:
 		ttl = int64(ttlRaw.(int))
 	case role.DefaultSTSTTL > 0:
-		ttl = int64(role.DefaultSTSTTL / time.Second)
+		ttl = int64(role.DefaultSTSTTL.Seconds())
 	default:
 		ttl = int64(d.Get("ttl").(int))
 	}