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diff --git a/time/strptime.c b/time/strptime.c
index 4e91a71..30b0156 100644
--- a/time/strptime.c
+++ b/time/strptime.c
@@ -543,7 +543,9 @@ strptime_internal (buf, format, tm, decided)
case 'y':
/* Match year within century. */
get_number (0, 99);
- tm->tm_year = val >= 50 ? val : val + 100;
+ /* The "Year 2000 :The Millennium Rollover" paper suggests that
+ values in the range 69-99 refer to the twentieth century. */
+ tm->tm_year = val >= 69 ? val : val + 100;
break;
case 'Y':
/* Match year including century number. */