diff --git a/src/util/file.c b/src/util/file.c
index d44d83b0..3f9df6fe 100644
--- a/src/util/file.c
+++ b/src/util/file.c
@@ -464,9 +464,9 @@ stat_date(struct string *string, struct stat *stp)
 
 		if (current_time > when + 6L * 30L * 24L * 60L * 60L
 		    || current_time < when - 60L * 60L)
-			fmt = "%b %e  %Y";
+			fmt = "%4b %e  %Y";
 		else
-			fmt = "%b %e %H:%M";
+			fmt = "%4b %e %H:%M";
 
 		add_date_to_string(string, fmt, &when);
 		add_char_to_string(string, ' ');