1 files changed, 2 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/date.c b/date.c
index 7c9f76998a..4c7aa9ba85 100644
--- a/date.c
+++ b/date.c
@@ -74,6 +74,8 @@ static int local_tzoffset(unsigned long time)
 	localtime_r(&t, &tm);
 	t_local = tm_to_time_t(&tm);
 
+	if (t_local == -1)
+		return 0; /* error; just use +0000 */
 	if (t_local < t) {
 		eastwest = -1;
 		offset = t - t_local;