diff --git a/js/common/util/compute_state_display.js b/js/common/util/compute_state_display.js
index 4acb9390ea..5894146d88 100644
--- a/js/common/util/compute_state_display.js
+++ b/js/common/util/compute_state_display.js
@@ -27,8 +27,11 @@ export default function computeStateDisplay(localize, stateObj, language) {
         );
         stateObj._stateDisplay = formatDate(date, language);
       } else if (!stateObj.attributes.has_date) {
+        const now = new Date();
         date = new Date(
-          1970, 0, 1,
+          // Due to bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=797548
+          // don't use artificial 1970 year.
+          now.getFullYear(), now.getMonth(), now.getDay(),
           stateObj.attributes.hour,
           stateObj.attributes.minute
         );