diff --git src/wp-admin/includes/meta-boxes.php src/wp-admin/includes/meta-boxes.php
index ba43c7dbda..7f1bdf213f 100644
--- src/wp-admin/includes/meta-boxes.php
+++ src/wp-admin/includes/meta-boxes.php
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ if ( current_user_can( "delete_post", $post->ID ) ) {
 <?php
 if ( !in_array( $post->post_status, array('publish', 'future', 'private') ) || 0 == $post->ID ) {
 	if ( $can_publish ) :
-		if ( !empty($post->post_date_gmt) && time() < strtotime( $post->post_date_gmt . ' +0000' ) ) : ?>
+		if ( !empty($post->post_date_gmt) && current_time() < strtotime( $post->post_date_gmt . ' +0000' ) ) : ?>
 		<input name="original_publish" type="hidden" id="original_publish" value="<?php esc_attr_e('Schedule') ?>" />
 		<?php submit_button( __( 'Schedule' ), 'primary large', 'publish', false ); ?>
 <?php	else : ?>