1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/coreutils/sort.c b/coreutils/sort.c
index 9aac656fe..80b578fc2 100644
--- a/coreutils/sort.c
+++ b/coreutils/sort.c
@@ -357,9 +357,9 @@ static int compare_keys(const void *xarg, const void *yarg)
                         int dx;
                         char *xx, *yy;
 
-                        xx = strptime(x, "%b", &thyme);
+                        xx = strptime(skip_whitespace(x), "%b", &thyme);
                         dx = thyme.tm_mon;
-                        yy = strptime(y, "%b", &thyme);
+                        yy = strptime(skip_whitespace(y), "%b", &thyme);
                         if (!xx)
                                 retval = (!yy) ? 0 : -1;
                         else if (!yy)