diff --git a/usr.bin/make/targ.c b/usr.bin/make/targ.c
index 04611e0bc179..be468bb2bb7f 100644
--- a/usr.bin/make/targ.c
+++ b/usr.bin/make/targ.c
@@ -464,7 +464,7 @@ Targ_FmtTime (time)
 
     parts = localtime(&time);
 
-    strftime(buf, sizeof buf, "%k:%M:%S %b %d, %Y", parts);
+    strftime(buf, sizeof buf, "%H:%M:%S %b %d, %Y", parts);
     buf[sizeof(buf) - 1] = '\0';
     return(buf);
 }