diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Validation/ValidationRuleParser.php b/src/Illuminate/Validation/ValidationRuleParser.php
index 0119b6d3a803..2d8f5026f091 100644
--- a/src/Illuminate/Validation/ValidationRuleParser.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Validation/ValidationRuleParser.php
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 use Illuminate\Support\Arr;
 use Illuminate\Support\Collection;
 use Illuminate\Support\Str;
+use Illuminate\Validation\Rules\Date;
 use Illuminate\Validation\Rules\Exists;
 use Illuminate\Validation\Rules\Unique;
 
@@ -95,11 +96,17 @@ protected function explodeExplicitRule($rule, $attribute)
             return Arr::wrap($this->prepareRule($rule, $attribute));
         }
 
-        return array_map(
-            [$this, 'prepareRule'],
-            $rule,
-            array_fill((int) array_key_first($rule), count($rule), $attribute)
-        );
+        $rules = [];
+
+        foreach ($rule as $value) {
+            if ($value instanceof Date) {
+                $rules = array_merge($rules, explode('|', (string) $value));
+            } else {
+                $rules[] = $this->prepareRule($value, $attribute);
+            }
+        }
+
+        return $rules;
     }
 
     /**