diff --git a/gtk/tr-prefs.c b/gtk/tr-prefs.c
index 11dfe8f0e..0d7768f21 100644
--- a/gtk/tr-prefs.c
+++ b/gtk/tr-prefs.c
@@ -1054,7 +1054,7 @@ new_time_combo( GObject *    core,
         tm.tm_hour = i / 60;
         tm.tm_min = i % 60;
         tm.tm_sec = 0;
-        strftime( buf, sizeof( buf ), "%X", &tm );
+        strftime( buf, sizeof( buf ), "%H:%M", &tm );
         gtk_list_store_append( store, &iter );
         gtk_list_store_set( store, &iter, 0, i, 1, buf, -1 );
     }