diff --git a/src/wp-includes/post.php b/src/wp-includes/post.php
index dde54c510d..74a500525a 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/post.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/post.php
@@ -360,6 +360,7 @@ function create_initial_post_types() {
'Pending (%s)',
'Pending (%s)'
),
+ 'date_floating' => true,
)
);