diff --git a/src/corelib/tools/qdatetime.cpp b/src/corelib/tools/qdatetime.cpp
index 280d516452..801876629c 100644
--- a/src/corelib/tools/qdatetime.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/tools/qdatetime.cpp
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ static QString toOffsetString(Qt::DateFormat format, int offset)
 
     return result.arg(offset >= 0 ? QLatin1Char('+') : QLatin1Char('-'))
                  .arg(qAbs(offset) / SECS_PER_HOUR, 2, 10, QLatin1Char('0'))
-                 .arg((offset / 60) % 60, 2, 10, QLatin1Char('0'));
+                 .arg((qAbs(offset) / 60) % 60, 2, 10, QLatin1Char('0'));
 }
 
 // Parse offset in [+-]HH[:]MM format