diff --git a/samples/console/console.cpp b/samples/console/console.cpp
index 2ad4cca93e..e0fc63111a 100644
--- a/samples/console/console.cpp
+++ b/samples/console/console.cpp
@@ -1588,7 +1588,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
         { wxCMD_LINE_OPTION, "o", "output",  "output file" },
         { wxCMD_LINE_OPTION, "i", "input",   "input dir" },
         { wxCMD_LINE_OPTION, "s", "size",    "output block size", wxCMD_LINE_VAL_NUMBER },
-        { wxCMD_LINE_OPTION, "d", "date",    "output file date", wxCMD_LINE_VAL_NUMBER },
+        { wxCMD_LINE_OPTION, "d", "date",    "output file date", wxCMD_LINE_VAL_DATE },
 
         { wxCMD_LINE_PARAM,  NULL, NULL, "input file",
             wxCMD_LINE_VAL_STRING, wxCMD_LINE_PARAM_MULTIPLE },