diff --git a/phpBB/includes/acp/acp_board.php b/phpBB/includes/acp/acp_board.php
index 7565161b69..d7f692a525 100644
--- a/phpBB/includes/acp/acp_board.php
+++ b/phpBB/includes/acp/acp_board.php
@@ -767,7 +767,7 @@ class acp_board
 		foreach ($user->lang['dateformats'] as $format => $null)
 		{
 			$dateformat_options .= '<option value="' . $format . '"' . (($format == $value) ? ' selected="selected"' : '') . '>';
-			$dateformat_options .= $user->format_date(time(), $format, false) . ((strpos($format, '|') !== false) ? $user->lang['VARIANT_DATE_SEPARATOR'] . $user->format_date(time(), $format, false) : '');
+			$dateformat_options .= $user->format_date(time(), $format, false) . ((strpos($format, '|') !== false) ? $user->lang['VARIANT_DATE_SEPARATOR'] . $user->format_date(time(), $format, true) : '');
 			$dateformat_options .= '</option>';
 		}
 
diff --git a/phpBB/includes/acp/acp_users.php b/phpBB/includes/acp/acp_users.php
index 18aa88c93a..f7603f637e 100644
--- a/phpBB/includes/acp/acp_users.php
+++ b/phpBB/includes/acp/acp_users.php
@@ -1235,7 +1235,7 @@ class acp_users
 				foreach ($user->lang['dateformats'] as $format => $null)
 				{
 					$dateformat_options .= '<option value="' . $format . '"' . (($format == $data['dateformat']) ? ' selected="selected"' : '') . '>';
-					$dateformat_options .= $user->format_date(time(), $format, false) . ((strpos($format, '|') !== false) ? $user->lang['VARIANT_DATE_SEPARATOR'] . $user->format_date(time(), $format, false) : '');
+					$dateformat_options .= $user->format_date(time(), $format, false) . ((strpos($format, '|') !== false) ? $user->lang['VARIANT_DATE_SEPARATOR'] . $user->format_date(time(), $format, true) : '');
 					$dateformat_options .= '</option>';
 				}
 
diff --git a/phpBB/includes/ucp/ucp_prefs.php b/phpBB/includes/ucp/ucp_prefs.php
index 2291fedfe7..9ef252b30f 100644
--- a/phpBB/includes/ucp/ucp_prefs.php
+++ b/phpBB/includes/ucp/ucp_prefs.php
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ class ucp_prefs
 				foreach ($user->lang['dateformats'] as $format => $null)
 				{
 					$dateformat_options .= '<option value="' . $format . '"' . (($format == $data['dateformat']) ? ' selected="selected"' : '') . '>';
-					$dateformat_options .= $user->format_date(time(), $format, false) . ((strpos($format, '|') !== false) ? $user->lang['VARIANT_DATE_SEPARATOR'] . $user->format_date(time(), $format, false) : '');
+					$dateformat_options .= $user->format_date(time(), $format, false) . ((strpos($format, '|') !== false) ? $user->lang['VARIANT_DATE_SEPARATOR'] . $user->format_date(time(), $format, true) : '');
 					$dateformat_options .= '</option>';
 				}