diff --git a/docs/changes.txt b/docs/changes.txt
index 7501f27815..d0e4f6b901 100644
--- a/docs/changes.txt
+++ b/docs/changes.txt
@@ -91,6 +91,10 @@ Major new features in 2.8 release
 2.8.8
 -----
 
+All:
+
+- Fixed bug with parsing some dates in wxDateTime (Bob Pesner)
+
 All (GUI):
 
 - Added wxWindow::GetNextSibling() and GetPrevSibling().
diff --git a/src/common/datetime.cpp b/src/common/datetime.cpp
index 5af721c433..c7f2fd6b33 100644
--- a/src/common/datetime.cpp
+++ b/src/common/datetime.cpp
@@ -3992,8 +3992,8 @@ const wxChar *wxDateTime::ParseDate(const wxChar *date)
             }
             else // not a valid month name
             {
-                wday = GetWeekDayFromName(token, Name_Full | Name_Abbr);
-                if ( wday != Inv_WeekDay )
+                WeekDay wday2 = GetWeekDayFromName(token, Name_Full | Name_Abbr);
+                if ( wday2 != Inv_WeekDay )
                 {
                     // a week day
                     if ( haveWDay )
@@ -4001,6 +4001,8 @@ const wxChar *wxDateTime::ParseDate(const wxChar *date)
                         break;
                     }
 
+                    wday = wday2;
+
                     haveWDay = true;
                 }
                 else // not a valid weekday name