1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/fsck.c b/fsck.c
index 511b82cba..89278c145 100644
--- a/fsck.c
+++ b/fsck.c
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ static int fsck_commit(struct commit *commit, fsck_error error_func)
 	struct commit_graft *graft;
 	int parents = 0;
 
-	if (!commit->date)
+	if (commit->date == ULONG_MAX)
 		return error_func(&commit->object, FSCK_ERROR, "invalid author/committer line");
 
 	if (memcmp(buffer, "tree ", 5))