diff --git a/src/backend/utils/adt/timestamp.c b/src/backend/utils/adt/timestamp.c
index 0b7190c345..e8bc463002 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/adt/timestamp.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/adt/timestamp.c
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
  *
  *
  * IDENTIFICATION
- *	  $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/backend/utils/adt/timestamp.c,v 1.114 2004/11/01 22:00:30 tgl Exp $
+ *	  $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/backend/utils/adt/timestamp.c,v 1.115 2004/11/20 22:12:44 tgl Exp $
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
@@ -3534,7 +3534,11 @@ timestamptz_part(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				break;
 
 			case DTK_YEAR:
-				result = tm->tm_year;
+				if (tm->tm_year > 0)
+					result = tm->tm_year;
+				else
+					/* there is no year 0, just 1 BC and 1 AD */
+					result = tm->tm_year - 1;
 				break;
 
 			case DTK_DECADE: