diff --git a/lib/l10n.php b/lib/l10n.php
index 41c89a7d4b..f1a2523c30 100644
--- a/lib/l10n.php
+++ b/lib/l10n.php
@@ -223,7 +223,12 @@ class OC_L10N{
 					$locales[] = $locales[0].'_'.strtoupper($locales[0]);
 				}
 				setlocale(LC_TIME, $locales);
-				return strftime($this->localizations[$type], $data);
+				$format = $this->localizations[$type];
+				// Check for Windows to find and replace the %e modifier correctly
+				if (strtoupper(substr(PHP_OS, 0, 3)) == 'WIN') {
+					$format = preg_replace('#(?<!%)((?:%%)*)%e#', '\1%#d', $format);
+				}
+				return strftime($format, $data);
 				break;
 			case 'firstday':
 			case 'jsdate':