diff --git a/scripts/build/binary_disk b/scripts/build/binary_disk
index 5ce5a0401..8086ffead 100755
--- a/scripts/build/binary_disk
+++ b/scripts/build/binary_disk
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ case "${LB_DEBIAN_INSTALLER}" in
 		;;
 esac
 
-_DATE="$(date +%Y%m%d-%H:%M)"
+_DATE="$(date $DATE_UTC_OPTION +%Y%m%d-%H:%M)"
 
 echo "${TITLE} ${VERSION} \"${DISTRIBUTION}\" - ${STRING} ${DISK_LABEL} Binary ${_DATE}" > binary/.disk/info
 
diff --git a/scripts/build/source_disk b/scripts/build/source_disk
index dc8398137..aa370d997 100755
--- a/scripts/build/source_disk
+++ b/scripts/build/source_disk
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ then
 	esac
 fi
 
-_DATE="$(date +%Y%m%d-%H:%M)"
+_DATE="$(date $DATE_UTC_OPTION +%Y%m%d-%H:%M)"
 
 case "${LB_DEBIAN_INSTALLER}" in
 	cdrom)