diff --git a/toys/createindex b/toys/createindex
index 33413dd..31d6e17 100755
--- a/toys/createindex
+++ b/toys/createindex
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ cat <<-EOBrag
 EOBrag
 
 printDate() {
-	printf "%("${timeformat:-%x %X}")T "$1"
+	printf "%("${timeformat:-%x %X}")T" "$1"
 }
 
 for index in ${!show[@]}