diff --git a/wp-rss2.php b/wp-rss2.php
index 26f2f27ab5..d5f10b2bc2 100644
--- a/wp-rss2.php
+++ b/wp-rss2.php
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ $more = 1;
 		<title><?php the_title_rss() ?></title>
 		<link><?php permalink_single_rss() ?></link>
 		<comments><?php comments_link(); ?></comments>
-		<pubDate><?php the_time('D, d M Y H:i:s +0000'); ?></pubDate>
+		<pubDate><?php echo mysql2date('D, d M Y H:i:s +0000', get_the_time('Y-m-d H:i:s')); ?></pubDate>
 		<?php the_category_rss() ?>
 
 		<guid><?php the_permalink($id); ?></guid>