diff --git a/wp-admin/includes/template.php b/wp-admin/includes/template.php
index 4a285be09a..623da13f98 100644
--- a/wp-admin/includes/template.php
+++ b/wp-admin/includes/template.php
@@ -2515,7 +2515,7 @@ function touch_time( $edit = 1, $for_post = 1, $tab_index = 0, $multi = 0 ) {
 	$month .= '</select>';
 
 	$day = '<input type="text" ' . ( $multi ? '' : 'id="jj" ' ) . 'name="jj" value="' . $jj . '" size="2" maxlength="2"' . $tab_index_attribute . ' autocomplete="off" />';
-	$year = '<input type="text" ' . ( $multi ? '' : 'id="aa" ' ) . 'name="aa" value="' . $aa . '" size="4" maxlength="5"' . $tab_index_attribute . ' autocomplete="off" />';
+	$year = '<input type="text" ' . ( $multi ? '' : 'id="aa" ' ) . 'name="aa" value="' . $aa . '" size="4" maxlength="4"' . $tab_index_attribute . ' autocomplete="off" />';
 	$hour = '<input type="text" ' . ( $multi ? '' : 'id="hh" ' ) . 'name="hh" value="' . $hh . '" size="2" maxlength="2"' . $tab_index_attribute . ' autocomplete="off" />';
 	$minute = '<input type="text" ' . ( $multi ? '' : 'id="mn" ' ) . 'name="mn" value="' . $mn . '" size="2" maxlength="2"' . $tab_index_attribute . ' autocomplete="off" />';
 	/* translators: 1: month input, 2: day input, 3: year input, 4: hour input, 5: minute input */