diff --git a/.config/quickshell/services/DateTime.qml b/.config/quickshell/services/DateTime.qml
index 4f24e9447..17fb1c8a6 100644
--- a/.config/quickshell/services/DateTime.qml
+++ b/.config/quickshell/services/DateTime.qml
@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@ pragma ComponentBehavior: Bound
  * A nice wrapper for date and time strings.
  */
 Singleton {
-    property string time: Qt.formatDateTime(clock.date, ConfigOptions?.time.format ?? "hh:mm")
-    property string date: Qt.formatDateTime(clock.date, ConfigOptions?.time.dateFormat ?? "dddd, dd/MM")
-    property string collapsedCalendarFormat: Qt.formatDateTime(clock.date, "dd MMMM yyyy")
+    property string time: Qt.locale().toString(clock.date, ConfigOptions?.time.format ?? "hh:mm")
+    property string date: Qt.locale().toString(clock.date, ConfigOptions?.time.dateFormat ?? "dddd, dd/MM")
+    property string collapsedCalendarFormat: Qt.locale().toString(clock.date, "dd MMMM yyyy")
     property string uptime: "0h, 0m"
 
     SystemClock {