diff --git a/libs/libc/time/lib_strptime.c b/libs/libc/time/lib_strptime.c
index 43b3df7c5a..7e4d8828e8 100644
--- a/libs/libc/time/lib_strptime.c
+++ b/libs/libc/time/lib_strptime.c
@@ -413,6 +413,9 @@ _conv_num(const unsigned char **buf, int *dest, int llim, int ulim)
     int result = 0;
     int rulim = ulim;
 
+    while (ispace(**buf))
+        *buf++;
+
     if (**buf < '0' || **buf > '9')
         return (0);