diff --git a/plugins/datetime/datetimeplugin.cpp b/plugins/datetime/datetimeplugin.cpp
index d57bbdd79..b378706b3 100644
--- a/plugins/datetime/datetimeplugin.cpp
+++ b/plugins/datetime/datetimeplugin.cpp
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ void DatetimePlugin::updateCurrentTimeString()
 {
     const QDateTime currentDateTime = QDateTime::currentDateTime();
 
-    m_dateTipsLabel->setText(currentDateTime.toString(tr("MM/dd/yyyy ddd HH:mm:ss")));
+    m_dateTipsLabel->setText(currentDateTime.date().toString(Qt::SystemLocaleLongDate) + currentDateTime.toString(tr(" HH:mm:ss")));
 
     const QString currentString = currentDateTime.toString("mm");