diff --git a/include/modules/clock.hpp b/include/modules/clock.hpp
index aa9a0a22..a10f96a6 100644
--- a/include/modules/clock.hpp
+++ b/include/modules/clock.hpp
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 #else
 #include <fmt/chrono.h>
 #endif
+#include <date/tz.h>
 #include "ALabel.hpp"
 #include "util/sleeper_thread.hpp"
 
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 61f6b4c2..69439aca 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -66,7 +66,6 @@ gtk_layer_shell = dependency('gtk-layer-shell-0',
         required: get_option('gtk-layer-shell'),
         fallback : ['gtk-layer-shell', 'gtk_layer_shell_dep'])
 systemd = dependency('systemd', required: get_option('systemd'))
-date_dep = dependency('date', default_options : [ 'use_system_tzdb=true' ], fallback: [ 'date', 'date_dep' ])
 tz_dep = dependency('date', default_options : [ 'use_system_tzdb=true' ], fallback: [ 'date', 'tz_dep' ])
 
 prefix = get_option('prefix')
@@ -169,7 +168,6 @@ executable(
         libudev,
         libmpdclient,
         gtk_layer_shell,
-        date_dep,
         tz_dep
     ],
     include_directories: [include_directories('include')],
diff --git a/src/modules/clock.cpp b/src/modules/clock.cpp
index d910b2b3..1ad29a3d 100644
--- a/src/modules/clock.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/clock.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 #include "modules/clock.hpp"
-#include <date/tz.h>
 
 waybar::modules::Clock::Clock(const std::string& id, const Json::Value& config)
     : ALabel(config, "clock", id, "{:%H:%M}", 60) {
@@ -52,6 +51,6 @@ struct fmt::formatter<date::zoned_time<ZonedTimeInner>> {
 
   template <typename FormatContext>
   auto format(const date::zoned_time<ZonedTimeInner>& d, FormatContext& ctx) {
-    return format_to(ctx.out(), "{}", date::format(*format_string, d));
+    return format_to(ctx.out(), "{}", date::format(std::locale(""), *format_string, d));
   }
 };