diff --git a/mod/assignment/lib.php b/mod/assignment/lib.php
index 727b64e9ed0..99adc601cf2 100644
--- a/mod/assignment/lib.php
+++ b/mod/assignment/lib.php
@@ -1764,7 +1764,7 @@ class assignment_base {
                 $info->username = fullname($user, true);
                 $info->assignment = format_string($this->assignment->name,true);
                 $info->url = $CFG->wwwroot.'/mod/assignment/submissions.php?id='.$this->cm->id;
-                $info->timeupdated = strftime('%c',$submission->timemodified);
+                $info->timeupdated = userdate($submission->timemodified, '%c', $teacher->timezone);
 
                 $postsubject = $strsubmitted.': '.$info->username.' -> '.$this->assignment->name;
                 $posttext = $this->email_teachers_text($info);