diff --git a/usr.sbin/cron/lib/entry.c b/usr.sbin/cron/lib/entry.c
index 9c1106a3d735..2ed62fe70259 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/cron/lib/entry.c
+++ b/usr.sbin/cron/lib/entry.c
@@ -222,6 +222,7 @@ load_entry(file, error_func, pw, envp)
 		}
 	} else {
 		Debug(DPARS, ("load_entry()...about to parse numerics\n"))
+		bit_set(e->second, 0);
 
 		ch = get_list(e->minute, FIRST_MINUTE, LAST_MINUTE,
 			      PPC_NULL, ch, file);