diff --git a/meta/classes/kernel.bbclass b/meta/classes/kernel.bbclass
index a965e187e4..8b89360991 100644
--- a/meta/classes/kernel.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/kernel.bbclass
@@ -321,6 +321,10 @@ kernel_do_compile() {
 		export KBUILD_BUILD_TIMESTAMP="$ts"
 		export KCONFIG_NOTIMESTAMP=1
 		bbnote "KBUILD_BUILD_TIMESTAMP: $ts"
+	else
+		ts=`LC_ALL=C date`
+		export KBUILD_BUILD_TIMESTAMP="$ts"
+		bbnote "KBUILD_BUILD_TIMESTAMP: $ts"
 	fi
 	# The $use_alternate_initrd is only set from
 	# do_bundle_initramfs() This variable is specifically for the
@@ -367,6 +371,10 @@ do_compile_kernelmodules() {
 		export KBUILD_BUILD_TIMESTAMP="$ts"
 		export KCONFIG_NOTIMESTAMP=1
 		bbnote "KBUILD_BUILD_TIMESTAMP: $ts"
+	else
+		ts=`LC_ALL=C date`
+		export KBUILD_BUILD_TIMESTAMP="$ts"
+		bbnote "KBUILD_BUILD_TIMESTAMP: $ts"
 	fi
 	if (grep -q -i -e '^CONFIG_MODULES=y$' ${B}/.config); then
 		cc_extra=$(get_cc_option)