diff --git a/build.sh b/build.sh
index e19c1762a..da8d504a8 100755
--- a/build.sh
+++ b/build.sh
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ export COPYFILE_DISABLE=true
 
 distFiles=(README.md LICENSE) # apart from the binary itself
 version=$(git describe --always --dirty)
-date=$(date +%s)
+date=$(git show -s --format=%ct)
 user=$(whoami)
 host=$(hostname)
 host=${host%%.*}
diff --git a/cmd/syncthing/main.go b/cmd/syncthing/main.go
index cba176fdd..250f6bf43 100644
--- a/cmd/syncthing/main.go
+++ b/cmd/syncthing/main.go
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ func init() {
 	stamp, _ := strconv.Atoi(BuildStamp)
 	BuildDate = time.Unix(int64(stamp), 0)
 
-	date := BuildDate.UTC().Format(time.RFC3339)
+	date := BuildDate.UTC().Format("2006-01-02 15:04:05 MST")
 	LongVersion = fmt.Sprintf("syncthing %s (%s %s-%s) %s@%s %s", Version, runtime.Version(), runtime.GOOS, runtime.GOARCH, BuildUser, BuildHost, date)
 }