diff --git a/src/photos-export-dialog.c b/src/photos-export-dialog.c
index 4372eb7b9c9ffc9a76d0891e66d6607c8ae9d837..46e8a5ee06071092f9129c84d9a05b12fa12e3a7 100644
--- a/src/photos-export-dialog.c
+++ b/src/photos-export-dialog.c
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ photos_export_dialog_constructed (GObject *object)
       /* Translators: this is the default sub-directory where photos
        * will be exported.
        */
-      now_str = g_date_time_format (now, _("%e %B %Y"));
+      now_str = g_date_time_format (now, _("%-d %B %Y"));
 
       gtk_entry_set_text (GTK_ENTRY (self->dir_entry), now_str);