diff --git a/requests/cookies.py b/requests/cookies.py
index af33b2e8..35dacfc4 100644
--- a/requests/cookies.py
+++ b/requests/cookies.py
@@ -384,7 +384,8 @@ def morsel_to_cookie(morsel):
         expires = time.time() + morsel['max-age']
     elif morsel['expires']:
         time_template = '%a, %d-%b-%Y %H:%M:%S GMT'
-        expires = time.mktime(time.strptime(morsel['expires'], time_template))
+        expires = time.mktime(
+            time.strptime(morsel['expires'], time_template)) - time.timezone
     return create_cookie(
         comment=morsel['comment'],
         comment_url=bool(morsel['comment']),
diff --git a/test_requests.py b/test_requests.py
index d999a483..de61fd55 100755
--- a/test_requests.py
+++ b/test_requests.py
@@ -1016,7 +1016,7 @@ class TestMorselToCookieExpires(unittest.TestCase):
         morsel = Morsel()
         morsel['expires'] = 'Thu, 01-Jan-1970 00:00:01 GMT'
         cookie = morsel_to_cookie(morsel)
-        self.assertEquals(cookie.expires, 18001)
+        self.assertEquals(cookie.expires, 1)
 
     def test_expires_invalid_int(self):
         """Test case where an invalid type is passed for expires."""
@@ -1051,7 +1051,7 @@ class TestMorselToCookieMaxAge(unittest.TestCase):
         morsel = Morsel()
         morsel['max-age'] = 60
         cookie = morsel_to_cookie(morsel)
-        self.assertIsInstance(cookie.expires, int)
+        self.assertTrue(isinstance(cookie.expires, int))
 
     def test_max_age_invalid_str(self):
         """Test case where a invalid max age is passed."""