diff --git a/gallery_dl/postprocessor/mtime.py b/gallery_dl/postprocessor/mtime.py
index 098984a9..3f8d90a7 100644
--- a/gallery_dl/postprocessor/mtime.py
+++ b/gallery_dl/postprocessor/mtime.py
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@
 """Use metadata as file modification time"""
 
 from .common import PostProcessor
-from ..text import parse_int
+from .. import text, util
+from datetime import datetime
 
 
 class MtimePP(PostProcessor):
@@ -27,8 +28,11 @@ class MtimePP(PostProcessor):
 
     def run(self, pathfmt):
         mtime = pathfmt.kwdict.get(self.key)
-        ts = getattr(mtime, "timestamp", None)
-        pathfmt.kwdict["_mtime"] = ts() if ts else parse_int(mtime)
+        pathfmt.kwdict["_mtime"] = (
+            util.datetime_to_timestamp(mtime)
+            if isinstance(mtime, datetime) else
+            text.parse_int(mtime)
+        )
 
 
 __postprocessor__ = MtimePP
diff --git a/test/test_postprocessor.py b/test/test_postprocessor.py
index 84d27471..e23cfa2d 100644
--- a/test/test_postprocessor.py
+++ b/test/test_postprocessor.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 
-# Copyright 2019-2021 Mike Fährmann
+# Copyright 2019-2022 Mike Fährmann
 #
 # This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
 # it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import logging
 import zipfile
 import tempfile
 import collections
-from datetime import datetime, timezone as tz
+from datetime import datetime
 
 sys.path.insert(0, os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))))
 from gallery_dl import extractor, output, path  # noqa E402
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ class MtimeTest(BasePostprocessorTest):
         self.assertEqual(pp.key, "date")
 
     def test_mtime_datetime(self):
-        self._create(None, {"date": datetime(1980, 1, 1, tzinfo=tz.utc)})
+        self._create(None, {"date": datetime(1980, 1, 1)})
         self._trigger()
         self.assertEqual(self.pathfmt.kwdict["_mtime"], 315532800)