diff --git a/meta/classes-global/package_rpm.bbclass b/meta/classes-global/package_rpm.bbclass
index 3579d0d695..f383ed140e 100644
--- a/meta/classes-global/package_rpm.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes-global/package_rpm.bbclass
@@ -699,7 +699,7 @@ python do_package_rpm () {
     cmd = cmd + " --define '_smp_ncpus_max 4'"
     cmd = cmd + " --define '_source_payload %s'" % rpmbuild_compmode
     cmd = cmd + " --define '_binary_payload %s'" % rpmbuild_compmode
-    cmd = cmd + " --define 'clamp_mtime_to_source_date_epoch 1'"
+    cmd = cmd + " --define 'build_mtime_policy clamp_to_source_date_epoch'"
     cmd = cmd + " --define 'use_source_date_epoch_as_buildtime 1'"
     cmd = cmd + " --define '_buildhost reproducible'"
     cmd = cmd + " --define '__font_provides %{nil}'"