diff --git a/plugins/FeedsParser.inc b/plugins/FeedsParser.inc
index 9f872a1f66012421e571e5f277fc3fc2ecedd495..07a6408eb1b6d3601b8e118182939992bf72cd3a 100644
--- a/plugins/FeedsParser.inc
+++ b/plugins/FeedsParser.inc
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ class FeedsDateTimeElement extends FeedsElement {
 
     // Set timezone if not already in the FeedsDateTime object
     $to_tz = date_get_timezone($field['tz_handling'], date_default_timezone_name());
-    $temp = new FeedsDateTime($to_tz, NULL);
+    $temp = new FeedsDateTime(NULL, new DateTimeZone($to_tz));
 
     $db_tz = '';
     if ($use_start) {