diff --git a/js/ui/calendar.js b/js/ui/calendar.js
index 04baceaf6..721a08e06 100644
--- a/js/ui/calendar.js
+++ b/js/ui/calendar.js
@@ -1574,10 +1574,10 @@ const NotificationSection = new Lang.Class({
     _onNotificationAdded: function(source, notification) {
         let message = new NotificationMessage(notification);
 
-        let time = Util.formatTime(new Date());
-        message.setSecondaryActor(new St.Label({ style_class: 'event-time',
-                                                 x_align: Clutter.ActorAlign.END,
-                                                 text: time }));
+        let timeLabel = Util.createTimeLabel(new Date());
+        timeLabel.style_class = 'event-time',
+        timeLabel.x_align = Clutter.ActorAlign.END;
+        message.setSecondaryActor(timeLabel);
 
         let isUrgent = notification.urgency == MessageTray.Urgency.CRITICAL;
         if (isUrgent) {
diff --git a/js/ui/components/telepathyClient.js b/js/ui/components/telepathyClient.js
index f2d1e879b..e6ade4022 100644
--- a/js/ui/components/telepathyClient.js
+++ b/js/ui/components/telepathyClient.js
@@ -751,12 +751,10 @@ const ChatNotification = new Lang.Class({
         let lastMessageTime = this._history[0].time;
         let lastMessageDate = new Date(lastMessageTime * 1000);
 
-        let timeLabel = new St.Label({ text: Util.formatTime(lastMessageDate),
-                                       style_class: 'chat-meta-message',
-                                       x_expand: true,
-                                       y_expand: true,
-                                       x_align: Clutter.ActorAlign.END,
-                                       y_align: Clutter.ActorAlign.END });
+        let timeLabel = Util.createTimeLabel(lastMessageDate);
+        timeLabel.style_class = 'chat-meta-message';
+        timeLabel.x_expand = timeLabel.y_expand = true;
+        timeLabel.x_align = timeLabel.y_align = Clutter.ActorAlign.END;
 
         this._lastMessageBox.add_actor(timeLabel);