1 files changed, 4 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/coreutils/date.c b/coreutils/date.c
index d64ff94b9..4e62a6fb0 100644
--- a/coreutils/date.c
+++ b/coreutils/date.c
@@ -291,6 +291,7 @@ int date_main(int argc UNUSED_PARAM, char **argv)
 
         /* If date string is given, update tm_time, and maybe set date */
         if (date_str != NULL) {
+                int check_dst = 1;
                 /* Zero out fields - take her back to midnight! */
                 tm_time.tm_sec = 0;
                 tm_time.tm_min = 0;
@@ -301,12 +302,12 @@ int date_main(int argc UNUSED_PARAM, char **argv)
                         if (strptime(date_str, fmt_str2dt, &tm_time) == NULL)
                                 bb_error_msg_and_die(bb_msg_invalid_date, date_str);
                 } else {
-                        parse_datestr(date_str, &tm_time);
+                        check_dst = parse_datestr(date_str, &tm_time);
                 }
 
                 /* Correct any day of week and day of year etc. fields */
-                /* Be sure to recheck dst (but not if date is time_t format) */
-                if (date_str[0] != '@')
+                /* Be sure to recheck dst (but not if date is UTC) */
+                if (check_dst)
                         tm_time.tm_isdst = -1;
                 ts.tv_sec = validate_tm_time(date_str, &tm_time);
                 ts.tv_nsec = 0;