diff --git a/SoObjects/Contacts/NGVCard+SOGo.m b/SoObjects/Contacts/NGVCard+SOGo.m
index 3bab410b6..0085e17f0 100644
--- a/SoObjects/Contacts/NGVCard+SOGo.m
+++ b/SoObjects/Contacts/NGVCard+SOGo.m
@@ -789,7 +789,7 @@ convention:
       value = [bday stringByReplacingString: @"-" withString: @""];
       date = [NSCalendarDate dateFromShortDateString: value
                                   andShortTimeString: nil
-                                          inTimeZone: nil];
+                                          inTimeZone: [NSTimeZone timeZoneWithName: @"GMT"]];
     }
   
   return date;