diff --git a/debugfs/util.c b/debugfs/util.c
index 9ddfe0ba..20c6c61a 100644
--- a/debugfs/util.c
+++ b/debugfs/util.c
@@ -245,6 +245,20 @@ time_t string_to_time(const char *arg)
 		ts.tm_mday = 0;
 #endif
 	ts.tm_isdst = -1;
+	/* strptime() may only update the specified fields, which does not
+	 * necessarily include ts.tm_yday (%j).  Calculate this if unset:
+	 *
+	 * Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
+	 * 31, 28, 31, 30, 31, 30, 31, 31, 30, 31, 30, 31
+	 *
+	 * Start with 31 days per month.  Even months have only 30 days, but
+	 * reverse in August, subtract one day for those months. February has
+	 * only 28 days, not 30, subtract two days. Add day of month, minus
+	 * one, since day is not finished yet.  Leap years handled afterward. */
+	if (ts.tm_yday == 0)
+		ts.tm_yday = (ts.tm_mon * 31) -
+			((ts.tm_mon - (ts.tm_mon > 7)) / 2) -
+			2 * (ts.tm_mon > 1) + ts.tm_mday - 1;
 	ret = ts.tm_sec + ts.tm_min*60 + ts.tm_hour*3600 + ts.tm_yday*86400 +
 		(ts.tm_year-70)*31536000 + ((ts.tm_year-69)/4)*86400 -
 		((ts.tm_year-1)/100)*86400 + ((ts.tm_year+299)/400)*86400;
diff --git a/tests/f_dup_resize/script b/tests/f_dup_resize/script
index 659c92ee..19fa120f 100644
--- a/tests/f_dup_resize/script
+++ b/tests/f_dup_resize/script
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ freeb 4 4
 freeb 8195 4
 write $TEST_DATA debugfs
 set_current_time 20050411000000
-set_inode_field debugfs mtime 2005041100000000
+set_inode_field debugfs mtime 20050411000000
 q
 EOF
 
diff --git a/tests/f_uninit_last_uninit/script b/tests/f_uninit_last_uninit/script
index 2fe4f3a0..376c9782 100644
--- a/tests/f_uninit_last_uninit/script
+++ b/tests/f_uninit_last_uninit/script
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ SKIP_GUNZIP="true"
 touch $TMPFILE
 $MKE2FS -N 32 -F -o Linux -O uninit_bg -b 1024 $TMPFILE 10000 > /dev/null 2>&1 
 $DEBUGFS -w $TMPFILE << EOF > /dev/null 2>&1
-set_current_time 200704102100
+set_current_time 20070410210000
 set_super_value lastcheck 0
 set_super_value hash_seed null
 set_super_value mkfs_time 0