diff --git a/src/test/fuzz/addrman.cpp b/src/test/fuzz/addrman.cpp
index 6b4519c17a0..750480285de 100644
--- a/src/test/fuzz/addrman.cpp
+++ b/src/test/fuzz/addrman.cpp
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ FUZZ_TARGET(addrman, .init = initialize_addrman)
                     addresses.push_back(ConsumeAddress(fuzzed_data_provider));
                 }
                 auto net_addr = ConsumeNetAddr(fuzzed_data_provider);
-                auto time_penalty = ConsumeDuration(fuzzed_data_provider, /*min=*/0s, /*max=*/100000000s);
+                auto time_penalty = ConsumeDuration<std::chrono::seconds>(fuzzed_data_provider, /*min=*/0s, /*max=*/100000000s);
                 addr_man.Add(addresses, net_addr, time_penalty);
             },
             [&] {
diff --git a/src/test/fuzz/node_eviction.cpp b/src/test/fuzz/node_eviction.cpp
index 04eab335365..2ecc91a05e3 100644
--- a/src/test/fuzz/node_eviction.cpp
+++ b/src/test/fuzz/node_eviction.cpp
@@ -19,13 +19,14 @@ FUZZ_TARGET(node_eviction)
 {
     FuzzedDataProvider fuzzed_data_provider{buffer.data(), buffer.size()};
     std::vector<NodeEvictionCandidate> eviction_candidates;
-    LIMITED_WHILE(fuzzed_data_provider.ConsumeBool(), 10000) {
+    LIMITED_WHILE(fuzzed_data_provider.ConsumeBool(), 10000)
+    {
         eviction_candidates.push_back({
             /*id=*/fuzzed_data_provider.ConsumeIntegral<NodeId>(),
-            /*m_connected=*/std::chrono::seconds{fuzzed_data_provider.ConsumeIntegral<int64_t>()},
-            /*m_min_ping_time=*/std::chrono::microseconds{fuzzed_data_provider.ConsumeIntegral<int64_t>()},
-            /*m_last_block_time=*/std::chrono::seconds{fuzzed_data_provider.ConsumeIntegral<int64_t>()},
-            /*m_last_tx_time=*/std::chrono::seconds{fuzzed_data_provider.ConsumeIntegral<int64_t>()},
+            /*m_connected=*/ConsumeTime(fuzzed_data_provider).time_since_epoch(),
+            /*m_min_ping_time=*/ConsumeDuration<decltype(NodeEvictionCandidate::m_min_ping_time)>(fuzzed_data_provider, /*min=*/std::chrono::years{-1}, /*max=*/decltype(CNode::m_min_ping_time.load())::max()),
+            /*m_last_block_time=*/ConsumeTime(fuzzed_data_provider).time_since_epoch(),
+            /*m_last_tx_time=*/ConsumeTime(fuzzed_data_provider).time_since_epoch(),
             /*fRelevantServices=*/fuzzed_data_provider.ConsumeBool(),
             /*m_relay_txs=*/fuzzed_data_provider.ConsumeBool(),
             /*fBloomFilter=*/fuzzed_data_provider.ConsumeBool(),
diff --git a/src/test/fuzz/util.cpp b/src/test/fuzz/util.cpp
index f505357d802..da0e2dea460 100644
--- a/src/test/fuzz/util.cpp
+++ b/src/test/fuzz/util.cpp
@@ -36,12 +36,7 @@ NodeSeconds ConsumeTime(FuzzedDataProvider& fuzzed_data_provider, const std::opt
     // Avoid t=0 (1970-01-01T00:00:00Z) since SetMockTime(0) disables mocktime.
     static const int64_t time_min{ParseISO8601DateTime("2000-01-01T00:00:01Z").value()};
     static const int64_t time_max{ParseISO8601DateTime("2100-12-31T23:59:59Z").value()};
-    return NodeSeconds{ConsumeDuration(fuzzed_data_provider, min.value_or(time_min) * 1s, max.value_or(time_max) * 1s)};
-}
-
-std::chrono::seconds ConsumeDuration(FuzzedDataProvider& fuzzed_data_provider, std::chrono::seconds min, std::chrono::seconds max) noexcept
-{
-    return 1s * fuzzed_data_provider.ConsumeIntegralInRange<int64_t>(min.count(), max.count());
+    return NodeSeconds{ConsumeDuration<std::chrono::seconds>(fuzzed_data_provider, min.value_or(time_min) * 1s, max.value_or(time_max) * 1s)};
 }
 
 CMutableTransaction ConsumeTransaction(FuzzedDataProvider& fuzzed_data_provider, const std::optional<std::vector<Txid>>& prevout_txids, const int max_num_in, const int max_num_out) noexcept
diff --git a/src/test/fuzz/util.h b/src/test/fuzz/util.h
index aa1eed8badf..fd53e39fcc5 100644
--- a/src/test/fuzz/util.h
+++ b/src/test/fuzz/util.h
@@ -140,7 +140,16 @@ template <typename WeakEnumType, size_t size>
 [[nodiscard]] CAmount ConsumeMoney(FuzzedDataProvider& fuzzed_data_provider, const std::optional<CAmount>& max = std::nullopt) noexcept;
 
 [[nodiscard]] NodeSeconds ConsumeTime(FuzzedDataProvider& fuzzed_data_provider, const std::optional<int64_t>& min = std::nullopt, const std::optional<int64_t>& max = std::nullopt) noexcept;
-[[nodiscard]] std::chrono::seconds ConsumeDuration(FuzzedDataProvider& fuzzed_data_provider, std::chrono::seconds min, std::chrono::seconds max) noexcept;
+
+template <class Dur>
+// Having the compiler infer the template argument from the function argument
+// is dangerous, because the desired return value generally has a different
+// type than the function argument. So std::common_type is used to force the
+// call site to specify the type of the return value.
+[[nodiscard]] Dur ConsumeDuration(FuzzedDataProvider& fuzzed_data_provider, std::common_type_t<Dur> min, std::common_type_t<Dur> max) noexcept
+{
+    return Dur{fuzzed_data_provider.ConsumeIntegralInRange(min.count(), max.count())};
+}
 
 [[nodiscard]] CMutableTransaction ConsumeTransaction(FuzzedDataProvider& fuzzed_data_provider, const std::optional<std::vector<Txid>>& prevout_txids, int max_num_in = 10, int max_num_out = 10) noexcept;