diff --git a/reactos/dll/win32/kernel32/misc/lcformat.c b/reactos/dll/win32/kernel32/misc/lcformat.c
index f256503c355..f6e6b91e566 100644
--- a/reactos/dll/win32/kernel32/misc/lcformat.c
+++ b/reactos/dll/win32/kernel32/misc/lcformat.c
@@ -410,7 +410,7 @@ NLS_GetDateTimeFormatW_InvalidFlags:
 
   if (!lpTime)
   {
-    GetSystemTime(&st); /* Default to current time */
+    GetLocalTime(&st); /* Default to current time */
     lpTime = &st;
   }
   else