diff --git a/edit/ChangeLog b/edit/ChangeLog
index 21c204bee..b9745c12e 100644
--- a/edit/ChangeLog
+++ b/edit/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 2002-11-12  Pavel Roskin  <proski@gnu.org>
 
+	* edit.c (edit_execute_cmd): Fool gcc to prevent Y2K warning.
+
 	* editwidget.c (edit_adjust_size): Use find_buttonbar().
 
 2002-11-11  Pavel Roskin  <proski@gnu.org>
diff --git a/edit/edit.c b/edit/edit.c
index fb44dce4a..be87d9be2 100644
--- a/edit/edit.c
+++ b/edit/edit.c
@@ -2427,7 +2427,9 @@ int edit_execute_cmd (WEdit * edit, int command, int char_for_insertion)
 	    time_t t;
 #ifdef HAVE_STRFTIME
 	    char s[1024];
-	    static const char time_format[] = "%c";
+	    /* fool gcc to prevent a Y2K warning */
+	    char time_format[] = "_c";
+	    time_format[0] = '%';
 #endif
 	    time (&t);
 #ifdef HAVE_STRFTIME