1 files changed, 1 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/libbb/time.c b/libbb/time.c
index aa19a47d4..82e6cb172 100644
--- a/libbb/time.c
+++ b/libbb/time.c
@@ -186,6 +186,7 @@ void FAST_FUNC parse_datestr(const char *date_str, struct tm *ptm)
                 } else {
                         bb_error_msg_and_die(bb_msg_invalid_date, date_str);
                 }
+                ptm->tm_sec = 0; /* assume zero if [.SS] is not given */
                 if (end == '.') {
                         /* xxx.SS */
                         if (sscanf(strchr(date_str, '.') + 1, "%u%c",