diff --git a/app/logical/post_query.rb b/app/logical/post_query.rb
index 2a3f08fc5..73476093b 100644
--- a/app/logical/post_query.rb
+++ b/app/logical/post_query.rb
@@ -138,7 +138,8 @@ class PostQuery
   # True if the search depends on the current user because of permissions or privacy settings.
   def is_user_dependent_search?
     metatags.any? do |metatag|
-      metatag.name.in?(%w[upvoter upvote downvoter downvote commenter comm search flagger fav ordfav favgroup ordfavgroup]) ||
+      # XXX date: is user dependent because it depends on the current user's time zone
+      metatag.name.in?(%w[date upvoter upvote downvoter downvote commenter comm search flagger fav ordfav favgroup ordfavgroup]) ||
       metatag.name == "status" && metatag.value == "unmoderated" ||
       metatag.name == "disapproved" && !metatag.value.downcase.in?(PostDisapproval::REASONS)
     end