Index: lib/libc/stdtime/strptime.c
===================================================================
--- lib/libc/stdtime/strptime.c
+++ lib/libc/stdtime/strptime.c
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@
 	int	i, len;
 	int flags;
 	int Ealternative, Oalternative;
+	int century, year;
 	const struct lc_time_T *tptr = __get_current_time_locale(locale);
 	static int start_of_month[2][13] = {
 		{0, 31, 59, 90, 120, 151, 181, 212, 243, 273, 304, 334, 365},
@@ -102,6 +103,8 @@
 	};
 
 	flags = FLAG_NONE;
+	century = -1;
+	year = -1;
 
 	ptr = fmt;
 	while (*ptr != 0) {
@@ -146,10 +149,8 @@
 				i += *buf - '0';
 				len--;
 			}
-			if (i < 19)
-				return (NULL);
 
-			tm->tm_year = i * 100 - TM_YEAR_BASE;
+			century = i;
 			flags |= FLAG_YEAR;
 
 			break;
@@ -527,13 +528,9 @@
 				len--;
 			}
 			if (c == 'Y')
-				i -= TM_YEAR_BASE;
-			if (c == 'y' && i < 69)
-				i += 100;
-			if (i < 0)
-				return (NULL);
+				century = i / 100;
+			year = i % 100;
 
-			tm->tm_year = i;
 			flags |= FLAG_YEAR;
 
 			break;
@@ -611,6 +608,17 @@
 		}
 	}
 
+	if (century != -1 || year != -1) {
+		if (year == -1)
+			year = 0;
+		if (century == -1) {
+			if (year < 69)
+				year += 100;
+		} else
+			year += century * 100 - TM_YEAR_BASE;
+		tm->tm_year = year;
+	}
+
 	if (!(flags & FLAG_YDAY) && (flags & FLAG_YEAR)) {
 		if ((flags & (FLAG_MONTH | FLAG_MDAY)) ==
 		    (FLAG_MONTH | FLAG_MDAY)) {