diff --git a/src/H5Omtime.c b/src/H5Omtime.c
index 6cc92c96dc..12b5049958 100644
--- a/src/H5Omtime.c
+++ b/src/H5Omtime.c
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ H5O_mtime_decode(H5F_t UNUSED *f, const uint8_t *p,
 
    tz = timebuffer.timezone;
   
-   the_time -=tz*60;
+   the_time -=tz*60-3600*_daylight;
 
    
 }