diff --git a/docs/libcurl/opts/CURLOPT_TIMECONDITION.md b/docs/libcurl/opts/CURLOPT_TIMECONDITION.md
index 44a5d68d40..7bfef236c6 100644
--- a/docs/libcurl/opts/CURLOPT_TIMECONDITION.md
+++ b/docs/libcurl/opts/CURLOPT_TIMECONDITION.md
@@ -55,8 +55,7 @@ int main(void)
     curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_TIMEVALUE, 1577833200L);
 
     /* If-Modified-Since the above time stamp */
-    curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_TIMECONDITION,
-                     (long)CURL_TIMECOND_IFMODSINCE);
+    curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_TIMECONDITION, CURL_TIMECOND_IFMODSINCE);
 
     /* Perform the request */
     curl_easy_perform(curl);
@@ -64,6 +63,11 @@ int main(void)
 }
 ~~~
 
+# HISTORY
+
+CURL_TIMECOND_\* enums became `long` types in 8.13.0, prior to this version
+a `long` cast is necessary when passing to curl_easy_setopt(3).
+
 # %AVAILABILITY%
 
 # RETURN VALUE