diff --git a/testsuite/expect/test15.5 b/testsuite/expect/test15.5
index 0f38697948614be1e1b5c6406cf712a88252adaa..aca7bcf56a2040bb8df9a06cfe7e6303fcfff53b 100755
--- a/testsuite/expect/test15.5
+++ b/testsuite/expect/test15.5
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ make_bash_script $file_in "
 "
 
 proc date {} {
-	send_user "local time: [exec date]\n"
+	send_user "local time: [clock format [clock seconds]]\n"
 }
 
 #