diff --git a/newlib/ChangeLog b/newlib/ChangeLog
index bb86b93eb..349cc1eb5 100644
--- a/newlib/ChangeLog
+++ b/newlib/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2004-12-09  Alex Mogilnikov  <alx@intellectronika.ru>
+
+	* libc/time/tzset_r (_tzset_r): Properly skip over
+	'/' when it is detected.
+
 2004-12-08  Alex Mogilnikov  <alx@intellectronika.ru>
 
 	* libc/time/tzset_r (_tzset_r): Fix loop.
diff --git a/newlib/libc/time/tzset_r.c b/newlib/libc/time/tzset_r.c
index be121b270..4dec5c778 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/time/tzset_r.c
+++ b/newlib/libc/time/tzset_r.c
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ _DEFUN (_tzset_r, (reent_ptr),
       n = 0;
       
       if (*tzenv == '/')
-	sscanf (tzenv, "%hu%n:%hu%n:%hu%n", &hh, &n, &mm, &n, &ss, &n);
+	sscanf (tzenv, "/%hu%n:%hu%n:%hu%n", &hh, &n, &mm, &n, &ss, &n);
 
       __tzrule[i].s = ss + SECSPERMIN * mm + SECSPERHOUR  * hh;