diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index d4340d5385..95f1a0fd2a 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ TOPDIR=./
 CONFIG_CONFIG_IN=Config.in
 CONFIG_DEFCONFIG=.defconfig
 CONFIG=package/config
-DATE:=$(shell date -u +%Y%m%d)
+DATE:=$(shell date +%Y%m%d)
 
 noconfig_targets:=menuconfig config oldconfig randconfig \
 	defconfig allyesconfig allnoconfig release tags \