diff --git a/tools/mfd_aes_brute/mfd_aes_brute.c b/tools/mfd_aes_brute/mfd_aes_brute.c
index 0cf1028b3..b19885f34 100644
--- a/tools/mfd_aes_brute/mfd_aes_brute.c
+++ b/tools/mfd_aes_brute/mfd_aes_brute.c
@@ -140,7 +140,11 @@ static void print_time(uint64_t at) {
 #endif
 
     char res[70];
+#if defined(__MINGW32__) || defined(__MINGW64__)
+    strftime(res, sizeof(res), "('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')", &lt);
+#else
     strftime(res, sizeof(res), "%s ('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')", &lt);
+#endif 
     printf("%s\n", res);
 }
 
diff --git a/tools/mfd_aes_brute/mfd_multi_brute.c b/tools/mfd_aes_brute/mfd_multi_brute.c
index 4e7579e8f..bb2456aa1 100644
--- a/tools/mfd_aes_brute/mfd_multi_brute.c
+++ b/tools/mfd_aes_brute/mfd_multi_brute.c
@@ -170,7 +170,11 @@ static void print_time(uint64_t at) {
 #endif
 
     char res[70];
+#if defined(__MINGW32__) || defined(__MINGW64__)
+    strftime(res, sizeof(res), "('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')", &lt);
+#else
     strftime(res, sizeof(res), "%s ('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')", &lt);
+#endif 
     printf("%s\n", res);
 }