diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/time/DateFormatUtils.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/time/DateFormatUtils.java
index bc80d907e..0439d7aa3 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/time/DateFormatUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/time/DateFormatUtils.java
@@ -411,7 +411,7 @@ public static String formatUTC(final long millis, final String pattern, final Lo
     }
 
     private static TimeZone getTimeZone(final Calendar calendar) {
-        return ObjectUtils.get(calendar, Calendar::getTimeZone);
+        return calendar == null ? null : calendar.getTimeZone();
     }
 
 }