diff --git a/lib/time/day_to_str.h b/lib/time/day_to_str.h
index f908a752..b70e9897 100644
--- a/lib/time/day_to_str.h
+++ b/lib/time/day_to_str.h
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ day_to_str(size_t size, char buf[size], long day)
 		return;
 	}
 
-	if (strftime(buf, size, "%Y-%m-%d", &tm) == 0)
+	if (strftime(buf, size, "%F", &tm) == 0)
 		strtcpy(buf, "future", size);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/chage.c b/src/chage.c
index 5146fde0..c990953b 100644
--- a/src/chage.c
+++ b/src/chage.c
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ print_day_as_date(long day)
 		return;
 	}
 
-	STRFTIME(buf, iflg ? "%Y-%m-%d" : "%b %d, %Y", &tm);
+	STRFTIME(buf, iflg ? "%F" : "%b %d, %Y", &tm);
 	(void) puts (buf);
 }