diff --git a/op-mode-definitions/date.xml.in b/op-mode-definitions/date.xml.in
index 6d85860257..4e62a8335f 100644
--- a/op-mode-definitions/date.xml.in
+++ b/op-mode-definitions/date.xml.in
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
             <list>&lt;MMDDhhmm&gt; &lt;MMDDhhmmYY&gt; &lt;MMDDhhmmCCYY&gt; &lt;MMDDhhmmCCYY.ss&gt;</list>
           </completionHelp>
         </properties>
-        <command>/bin/date "$3"</command>
+        <command>sudo bash -c "/bin/date '$3' &amp;&amp; hwclock --systohc --localtime"</command>
       </tagNode>
     </children>
   </node>