1 files changed, 3 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/date.c b/date.c
index 782de95d90..76fb47518d 100644
--- a/date.c
+++ b/date.c
@@ -696,6 +696,9 @@ int parse_date_basic(const char *date, unsigned long *timestamp, int *offset)
 
 	/* mktime uses local timezone */
 	*timestamp = tm_to_time_t(&tm);
+	if (*timestamp == -1)
+		return -1;
+
 	if (*offset == -1) {
 		time_t temp_time = mktime(&tm);
 		if ((time_t)*timestamp > temp_time) {
@@ -705,9 +708,6 @@ int parse_date_basic(const char *date, unsigned long *timestamp, int *offset)
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (*timestamp == -1)
-		return -1;
-
 	if (!tm_gmt)
 		*timestamp -= *offset * 60;
 	return 0; /* success */