diff --git a/core/res/res/values/donottranslate-cldr.xml b/core/res/res/values/donottranslate-cldr.xml
index a94fb58dea33d..15fcd8be989ca 100644
--- a/core/res/res/values/donottranslate-cldr.xml
+++ b/core/res/res/values/donottranslate-cldr.xml
@@ -145,5 +145,6 @@
     <string name="same_year_wday1_mdy1_wday2_mdy2">%1$s, %2$s %3$s – %6$s, %7$s %8$s, %9$s</string>
     <string name="short_format_month">%b</string>
     <string name="full_wday_month_day_no_year">EEEE, MMMM d</string>
+    <string name="abbrev_wday_month_day_no_year">EEE, MMMM d</string>
     <string name="abbrev_wday_month_day_year">EEE, MMM d, yyyy</string>
 </resources>
diff --git a/policy/src/com/android/internal/policy/impl/KeyguardStatusViewManager.java b/policy/src/com/android/internal/policy/impl/KeyguardStatusViewManager.java
index 22b2460863a0b..ee54de1300e34 100644
--- a/policy/src/com/android/internal/policy/impl/KeyguardStatusViewManager.java
+++ b/policy/src/com/android/internal/policy/impl/KeyguardStatusViewManager.java
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ class KeyguardStatusViewManager implements OnClickListener {
                 boolean emergencyButtonEnabledInScreen) {
         if (DEBUG) Log.v(TAG, "KeyguardStatusViewManager()");
         mContainer = view;
-        mDateFormatString = getContext().getString(R.string.full_wday_month_day_no_year);
+        mDateFormatString = getContext().getString(R.string.abbrev_wday_month_day_no_year);
         mLockPatternUtils = lockPatternUtils;
         mUpdateMonitor = updateMonitor;
         mCallback = callback;