diff --git a/wp-includes/widgets.php b/wp-includes/widgets.php
index ed50c31739..a4acbae07e 100644
--- a/wp-includes/widgets.php
+++ b/wp-includes/widgets.php
@@ -1112,7 +1112,7 @@ function wp_widget_rss_output( $rss, $args = array() ) {
if ( $date ) {
if ( $date_stamp = strtotime( $date ) )
- $date = '';
+ $date = '';
else
$date = '';
}