diff --git a/src/jquery-ui-timepicker-addon.js b/src/jquery-ui-timepicker-addon.js
index 9bbb21f..8defae5 100644
--- a/src/jquery-ui-timepicker-addon.js
+++ b/src/jquery-ui-timepicker-addon.js
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@
 					var attrValue = $input.attr('time:' + attrName);
 					if (attrValue) {
 						try {
-							inlineSettings[attrName] = eval(attrValue);
+							inlineSettings[attrName] = (new Function('return ('+attrValue+')'))();
 						} catch (err) {
 							inlineSettings[attrName] = attrValue;
 						}