diff --git a/src/frontends/qt4/GuiProgress.cpp b/src/frontends/qt4/GuiProgress.cpp
index a51523346b..7680e9a765 100644
--- a/src/frontends/qt4/GuiProgress.cpp
+++ b/src/frontends/qt4/GuiProgress.cpp
@@ -63,14 +63,14 @@ GuiProgress::GuiProgress(GuiView * view) : view_(view)
 
 void GuiProgress::doProcessStarted(QString const & cmd)
 {
-	QString time = QTime::currentTime().toString(Qt::SystemLocaleShortDate);
+	QString time = QTime::currentTime().toString();
 	appendText(time + ": <" + cmd + "> started\n");
 }
 
 
 void GuiProgress::doProcessFinished(QString const & cmd)
 {
-	QString time = QTime::currentTime().toString(Qt::SystemLocaleShortDate);
+	QString time = QTime::currentTime().toString();
 	appendText(time + ": <" + cmd + "> done\n");
 }
 
diff --git a/src/frontends/qt4/GuiView.cpp b/src/frontends/qt4/GuiView.cpp
index 779ad7d954..2f41919dc0 100644
--- a/src/frontends/qt4/GuiView.cpp
+++ b/src/frontends/qt4/GuiView.cpp
@@ -2706,7 +2706,7 @@ bool GuiView::dispatch(FuncRequest const & cmd)
 				format = doc_buffer->getDefaultOutputFormat();
 #if EXPORT_in_THREAD && (QT_VERSION >= 0x040400)
 			ProgressInterface::instance()->clearMessages();
-			QString time = QTime::currentTime().toString(Qt::SystemLocaleShortDate);
+			QString time = QTime::currentTime().toString();
 			ProgressInterface::instance()->appendMessage(time + ": Exporting ...\n");
 			QFuture<docstring> f = QtConcurrent::run(exportAndDestroy,
 				doc_buffer->clone(), format);
@@ -2724,7 +2724,7 @@ bool GuiView::dispatch(FuncRequest const & cmd)
 				format = doc_buffer->getDefaultOutputFormat();
 #if EXPORT_in_THREAD && (QT_VERSION >= 0x040400)
 			ProgressInterface::instance()->clearMessages();
-			QString time = QTime::currentTime().toString(Qt::SystemLocaleShortDate);
+			QString time = QTime::currentTime().toString();
 			ProgressInterface::instance()->appendMessage(time + ": Previewing ...\n");
 			QFuture<docstring> f = QtConcurrent::run(previewAndDestroy,
 				doc_buffer->clone(), format);