diff --git a/midori/main.c b/midori/main.c
index 721ce469..c474f6a5 100644
--- a/midori/main.c
+++ b/midori/main.c
@@ -759,7 +759,7 @@ midori_history_add_items (void*  data,
                 {
                     parent = katze_array_new (KATZE_TYPE_ARRAY);
                     katze_item_set_added (KATZE_ITEM (parent), day);
-                    strftime (token, sizeof (token), "%Y-%m-%d",
+                    strftime (token, sizeof (token), "%x",
                           localtime ((time_t *)&date));
                     katze_item_set_token (KATZE_ITEM (parent), token);
                     katze_array_add_item (array, parent);
diff --git a/midori/midori-browser.c b/midori/midori-browser.c
index db0cc9c0..63c8989f 100644
--- a/midori/midori-browser.c
+++ b/midori/midori-browser.c
@@ -3428,7 +3428,7 @@ midori_browser_new_history_item (MidoriBrowser* browser,
     }
     if (!found)
     {
-        strftime (token, sizeof (token), "%Y-%m-%d", localtime (&now));
+        strftime (token, sizeof (token), "%x", localtime (&now));
         parent = katze_array_new (KATZE_TYPE_ARRAY);
         katze_item_set_added (KATZE_ITEM (parent), day);
         katze_item_set_token (KATZE_ITEM (parent), token);