1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/pretty.c b/pretty.c
index c4a0ace34c..09701bd2ff 100644
--- a/pretty.c
+++ b/pretty.c
@@ -405,11 +405,11 @@ static void add_rfc2047(struct strbuf *sb, const char *line, size_t len,
 const char *show_ident_date(const struct ident_split *ident,
 			    const struct date_mode *mode)
 {
-	unsigned long date = 0;
+	timestamp_t date = 0;
 	long tz = 0;
 
 	if (ident->date_begin && ident->date_end)
-		date = strtoul(ident->date_begin, NULL, 10);
+		date = parse_timestamp(ident->date_begin, NULL, 10);
 	if (date_overflows(date))
 		date = 0;
 	else {