diff --git a/usr.bin/touch/touch.c b/usr.bin/touch/touch.c
index cb96645287a2..d1de0bc9283a 100644
--- a/usr.bin/touch/touch.c
+++ b/usr.bin/touch/touch.c
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ stime_arg1(arg, tvp)
 	switch(strlen(arg)) {
 	case 12:			/* CCYYMMDDhhmm */
 		t->tm_year = ATOI2(arg);
-		t->tm_year *= 1000;
+		t->tm_year *= 100;
 		yearset = 1;
 		/* FALLTHOUGH */
 	case 10:			/* YYMMDDhhmm */