diff --git a/src/wp-content/themes/twentytwenty/footer.php b/src/wp-content/themes/twentytwenty/footer.php
index fb3bc2f2c3..860266e52a 100644
--- a/src/wp-content/themes/twentytwenty/footer.php
+++ b/src/wp-content/themes/twentytwenty/footer.php
@@ -20,10 +20,13 @@
 
 						<p class="footer-copyright">&copy;
 							<?php
-							echo date_i18n(
-								/* translators: Copyright date format, see https://www.php.net/manual/datetime.format.php */
-								_x( 'Y', 'copyright date format', 'twentytwenty' )
-							);
+							/* translators: Copyright date format, see https://www.php.net/manual/datetime.format.php */
+							$date_format = _x( 'Y', 'copyright date format', 'twentytwenty' );
+							if ( function_exists( 'wp_date' ) ) {
+								echo wp_date( $date_format );
+							} else {
+								echo date_i18n( $date_format );
+							}
 							?>
 							<a href="<?php echo esc_url( home_url( '/' ) ); ?>"><?php bloginfo( 'name' ); ?></a>
 						</p><!-- .footer-copyright -->