diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 3d2b66a91f..78a5f73687 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1358,6 +1358,7 @@ define filechk_timestamp.h
 			LC_ALL=C $${DATE} -u -d "$${SOURCE_DATE}" +'#define U_BOOT_TIME "%T"'; \
 			LC_ALL=C $${DATE} -u -d "$${SOURCE_DATE}" +'#define U_BOOT_TZ "%z"'; \
 			LC_ALL=C $${DATE} -u -d "$${SOURCE_DATE}" +'#define U_BOOT_DMI_DATE "%m/%d/%Y"'; \
+			LC_ALL=C $${DATE} -u -d "$${SOURCE_DATE}" +'#define U_BOOT_BUILD_DATE 0x%Y%m%d'; \
 		else \
 			return 42; \
 		fi; \
@@ -1366,6 +1367,7 @@ define filechk_timestamp.h
 		LC_ALL=C date +'#define U_BOOT_TIME "%T"'; \
 		LC_ALL=C date +'#define U_BOOT_TZ "%z"'; \
 		LC_ALL=C date +'#define U_BOOT_DMI_DATE "%m/%d/%Y"'; \
+		LC_ALL=C date +'#define U_BOOT_BUILD_DATE 0x%Y%m%d'; \
 	fi)
 endef