diff --git a/src/zfs-auto-snapshot.sh b/src/zfs-auto-snapshot.sh
index 5318e98..cd20042 100755
--- a/src/zfs-auto-snapshot.sh
+++ b/src/zfs-auto-snapshot.sh
@@ -504,7 +504,7 @@ SNAPPROP="-o com.sun:auto-snapshot-desc='$opt_event'"
 
 # ISO style date; fifteen characters: YYYY-MM-DD-HHMM
 # On Solaris %H%M expands to 12h34.
-DATE=$(date +%F-%H%M)
+DATE=$(date --utc +%F-%H%M)
 
 # The snapshot name after the @ symbol.
 SNAPNAME="$opt_prefix${opt_label:+$opt_sep$opt_label-$DATE}"