diff --git a/src/validation.cpp b/src/validation.cpp
index 6678e415c8..035000134c 100644
--- a/src/validation.cpp
+++ b/src/validation.cpp
@@ -75,8 +75,8 @@ static const unsigned int UNDOFILE_CHUNK_SIZE = 0x100000; // 1 MiB
 static constexpr std::chrono::hours DATABASE_WRITE_INTERVAL{1};
 /** Time to wait between flushing chainstate to disk. */
 static constexpr std::chrono::hours DATABASE_FLUSH_INTERVAL{24};
-/** Maximum age of our tip in seconds for us to be considered current for fee estimation */
-static const int64_t MAX_FEE_ESTIMATION_TIP_AGE = 3 * 60 * 60;
+/** Maximum age of our tip for us to be considered current for fee estimation */
+static constexpr std::chrono::hours MAX_FEE_ESTIMATION_TIP_AGE{3};
 
 bool CBlockIndexWorkComparator::operator()(const CBlockIndex *pa, const CBlockIndex *pb) const {
     // First sort by most total work, ...
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ static bool IsCurrentForFeeEstimation() EXCLUSIVE_LOCKS_REQUIRED(cs_main)
     AssertLockHeld(cs_main);
     if (::ChainstateActive().IsInitialBlockDownload())
         return false;
-    if (::ChainActive().Tip()->GetBlockTime() < (GetTime() - MAX_FEE_ESTIMATION_TIP_AGE))
+    if (::ChainActive().Tip()->GetBlockTime() < count_seconds(GetTime<std::chrono::seconds>() - MAX_FEE_ESTIMATION_TIP_AGE))
         return false;
     if (::ChainActive().Height() < pindexBestHeader->nHeight - 1)
         return false;