1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/date.c b/date.c
index 652db8d74..199a894c0 100644
--- a/date.c
+++ b/date.c
@@ -202,8 +202,8 @@ int date_main(int argc, char **argv)
                                         usage(date_usage);
                                 }
                 } else {
-                        if ((date_fmt == NULL) && (strcmp(*argv, "+") == 0))
-                                date_fmt = *argv;
+                        if ((date_fmt == NULL) && (**argv == '+'))
+                                date_fmt = *argv + 1;   /* Skip over the '+' */
                         else if (date_str == NULL) {
                                 set_time = 1;
                                 date_str = *argv;