diff --git a/release/Makefile b/release/Makefile
index a452cff624a..19b014fd649 100644
--- a/release/Makefile
+++ b/release/Makefile
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ rerelease release:
 	-rm -rf ${CHROOTDIR}
 .endif
 	mkdir -p ${CHROOTDIR}
-	@echo ">>> make release started on `LC_TIME=C date`"
+	@echo ">>> make release started on `LC_TIME=C TZ=GMT date`"
 	cd ${.CURDIR}/../etc && ${MAKE} distrib-dirs DESTDIR=${CHROOTDIR}
 	cd ${.CURDIR}/../etc && ${MAKE} distribution DESTDIR=${CHROOTDIR}
 	if [ -f /etc/resolv.conf ]; then \
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ rerelease release:
 	echo "make obj"				>> ${CHROOTDIR}/mk
 	echo "cd /usr/src/release"		>> ${CHROOTDIR}/mk
 	echo "make \$${_RELTARGET}"		>> ${CHROOTDIR}/mk
-	echo "echo \" >>> make ${.TARGET} Finished on \`LC_TIME=C date\`\"" >> ${CHROOTDIR}/mk
+	echo "echo \" >>> make ${.TARGET} Finished on \`LC_TIME=C TZ=GMT date\`\"" >> ${CHROOTDIR}/mk
 	chmod 755 ${CHROOTDIR}/mk
 	chroot ${CHROOTDIR} /mk