1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/Src/jobs.c b/Src/jobs.c
index 18bb648d9..d312b2380 100644
--- a/Src/jobs.c
+++ b/Src/jobs.c
@@ -702,7 +702,7 @@ printtime(struct timeval *real, child_times_t *ti, char *desc)
 #endif
 
     queue_signals();
-    if (!(s = getsparam("TIMEFMT")))
+    if (!(s = unmetafy(getsparam("TIMEFMT"), NULL)))
 	s = DEFAULT_TIMEFMT;
 
     for (; *s; s++)