diff --git a/miniupnpd/genconfig.sh b/miniupnpd/genconfig.sh
index 1e0f0b7..d938a38 100755
--- a/miniupnpd/genconfig.sh
+++ b/miniupnpd/genconfig.sh
@@ -60,6 +60,10 @@ CONFIGFILE_FINAL="config.h"
 CONFIGMACRO="CONFIG_H_INCLUDED"
 
 MINIUPNPD_DATE=`date +"%Y%m%d"`
+if [ -n "$SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH" ]; then
+	MINIUPNPD_DATE=`date --utc --date="@$SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH" +"%Y%m%d"`
+fi
+
 # Facility to syslog
 LOG_MINIUPNPD="LOG_DAEMON"