diff --git a/src/Changes.cpp b/src/Changes.cpp
index 766b698a3a..29095f9b79 100644
--- a/src/Changes.cpp
+++ b/src/Changes.cpp
@@ -400,7 +400,7 @@ int Changes::latexMarkChange(otexstream & os, BufferParams const & bparams,
 	}
 
 	docstring chgTime;
-	chgTime += ctime(&change.changetime);
+	chgTime += asctime(gmtime(&change.changetime));
 	// remove trailing '\n'
 	chgTime.erase(chgTime.end() - 1);
 
diff --git a/src/support/lyxtime.cpp b/src/support/lyxtime.cpp
index 9bdde9cb3a..f5290a2324 100644
--- a/src/support/lyxtime.cpp
+++ b/src/support/lyxtime.cpp
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ string const formatted_time(time_t t, string const & fmt)
 }
 
 
-time_t from_ctime(string t)
+time_t from_gmtime(string t)
 {
 	// Example for the format: "Sun Nov  6 10:39:39 2011\n"
 	// Generously remove trailing '\n' (and other whitespace if needed)
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ time_t from_ctime(string t)
 				<< "´ (invalid format)");
 		return static_cast<time_t>(-1);
 	}
+	loc_dt.setTimeSpec(Qt::UTC);
 	return loc_dt.toTime_t();
 }
 
diff --git a/src/support/lyxtime.h b/src/support/lyxtime.h
index 620965aebc..fcb22bd135 100644
--- a/src/support/lyxtime.h
+++ b/src/support/lyxtime.h
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ std::string const formatted_time(time_t t, std::string const & fmt);
  * time zone and daylight saving time are the same as when \p t was created
  * by ctime().
  */
-time_t from_ctime(std::string t);
+time_t from_gmtime(std::string t);
 
 } // namespace support
 } // namespace lyx
diff --git a/src/tex2lyx/test/test-structure.tex b/src/tex2lyx/test/test-structure.tex
index 096da4140c..745872b363 100644
--- a/src/tex2lyx/test/test-structure.tex
+++ b/src/tex2lyx/test/test-structure.tex
@@ -107,9 +107,9 @@ An environment
 \end{quote}
 
 We also support change tracking:
-\lyxadded{Hans Wurst}{Sun Nov  6 10:39:39 2011}{Added text}
+\lyxadded{Hans Wurst}{Sun Nov  6 09:39:39 2011}{Added text}
 some parts remain
-\lyxdeleted{Hans Wurst}{Sun Nov  6 10:39:55 2011}{This was the original text}
+\lyxdeleted{Hans Wurst}{Sun Nov  6 09:39:55 2011}{This was the original text}
 some parts remain
 
 \section*{A starred section for floats}
diff --git a/src/tex2lyx/text.cpp b/src/tex2lyx/text.cpp
index 5df8ef255d..2ccc7cd7c6 100644
--- a/src/tex2lyx/text.cpp
+++ b/src/tex2lyx/text.cpp
@@ -3204,11 +3204,9 @@ void parse_text(Parser & p, ostream & os, unsigned flags, bool outer,
 			string localtime = p.getArg('{', '}');
 			preamble.registerAuthor(name);
 			Author const & author = preamble.getAuthor(name);
-			// from_ctime() will fail if LyX decides to output the
-			// time in the text language. It might also use a wrong
-			// time zone (if the original LyX document was exported
-			// with a different time zone).
-			time_t ptime = from_ctime(localtime);
+			// from_gmtime() will fail if LyX decides to output the
+			// time in the text language.
+			time_t ptime = from_gmtime(localtime);
 			if (ptime == static_cast<time_t>(-1)) {
 				cerr << "Warning: Could not parse time `" << localtime
 				     << "´ for change tracking, using current time instead.\n";