diff --git a/package/dnsmasq/dnsmasq.mk b/package/dnsmasq/dnsmasq.mk
index 9e2328e34a..30dc74b59e 100644
--- a/package/dnsmasq/dnsmasq.mk
+++ b/package/dnsmasq/dnsmasq.mk
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ else
 endif
 	$(MAKE) CC=$(TARGET_CC) CFLAGS="$(TARGET_CFLAGS)" \
 		COPTS='$(DNSMASQ_COPTS)' PREFIX=/usr -C $(DNSMASQ_DIR)
+	touch -c $@
 
 $(TARGET_DIR)/$(DNSMASQ_TARGET_BINARY): $(DNSMASQ_DIR)/src/$(DNSMASQ_BINARY)
 	$(MAKE) DESTDIR=$(TARGET_DIR) PREFIX=/usr -C $(DNSMASQ_DIR) install
@@ -55,6 +56,7 @@ $(TARGET_DIR)/$(DNSMASQ_TARGET_BINARY): $(DNSMASQ_DIR)/src/$(DNSMASQ_BINARY)
 ifneq ($(BR2_HAVE_MANPAGES),y)
 	rm -rf $(TARGET_DIR)/usr/share/man
 endif
+	touch -c $@
 
 dnsmasq: uclibc $(TARGET_DIR)/$(DNSMASQ_TARGET_BINARY)