diff --git a/asctime.c b/asctime.c
index 1a906b6..9d96d77 100644
--- a/asctime.c
+++ b/asctime.c
@@ -33,9 +33,9 @@
 ** but many implementations pad anyway; most likely the standards are buggy.
 */
 #ifdef __GNUC__
-#define ASCTIME_FMT	"%.3s %.3s%3d %2.2d:%2.2d:%2.2d %-4s\n"
+#define ASCTIME_FMT	"%s %s%3d %2.2d:%2.2d:%2.2d %-4s\n"
 #else /* !defined __GNUC__ */
-#define ASCTIME_FMT	"%.3s %.3s%3d %02.2d:%02.2d:%02.2d %-4s\n"
+#define ASCTIME_FMT	"%s %s%3d %02.2d:%02.2d:%02.2d %-4s\n"
 #endif /* !defined __GNUC__ */
 /*
 ** For years that are more than four digits we put extra spaces before the year
@@ -44,9 +44,9 @@
 ** that no output is better than wrong output).
 */
 #ifdef __GNUC__
-#define ASCTIME_FMT_B	"%.3s %.3s%3d %2.2d:%2.2d:%2.2d     %s\n"
+#define ASCTIME_FMT_B	"%s %s%3d %2.2d:%2.2d:%2.2d     %s\n"
 #else /* !defined __GNUC__ */
-#define ASCTIME_FMT_B	"%.3s %.3s%3d %02.2d:%02.2d:%02.2d     %s\n"
+#define ASCTIME_FMT_B	"%s %s%3d %02.2d:%02.2d:%02.2d     %s\n"
 #endif /* !defined __GNUC__ */
 
 #define STD_ASCTIME_BUF_SIZE	26
@@ -71,10 +71,10 @@ static char	buf_asctime[MAX_ASCTIME_BUF_SIZE];
 char *
 asctime_r(register const struct tm *timeptr, char *buf)
 {
-	static const char	wday_name[][3] = {
+	static const char	wday_name[][4] = {
 		"Sun", "Mon", "Tue", "Wed", "Thu", "Fri", "Sat"
 	};
-	static const char	mon_name[][3] = {
+	static const char	mon_name[][4] = {
 		"Jan", "Feb", "Mar", "Apr", "May", "Jun",
 		"Jul", "Aug", "Sep", "Oct", "Nov", "Dec"
 	};