diff --git a/lisp/org.el b/lisp/org.el
index e93a81210..01e0279c8 100644
--- a/lisp/org.el
+++ b/lisp/org.el
@@ -11337,7 +11337,7 @@ See also `org-scan-tags'."
 			     (pv (match-string 7 term))
 			     (regexp (eq (string-to-char pv) ?{))
 			     (strp (eq (string-to-char pv) ?\"))
-			     (timep (string-match-p "^\"[[<].*[]>]\"$" pv))
+			     (timep (string-match-p "^\"[[<][0-9]+.*[]>]\"$" pv))
 			     (po (org-op-to-function (match-string 6 term)
 						     (if timep 'time strp))))
 			(setq pv (if (or regexp strp) (substring pv 1 -1) pv))