diff --git a/vm/master.hpp b/vm/master.hpp
index 8a3bcf4367..4c87f74b97 100644
--- a/vm/master.hpp
+++ b/vm/master.hpp
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
 #endif
 
 // Record compilation time
-#define FACTOR_COMPILE_TIME __TIMESTAMP__
+#define FACTOR_COMPILE_TIME __DATE__ " " __TIME__
 
 // Detect target CPU type
 #if defined(__arm__)