diff --git a/config/functions b/config/functions
index 36f4fd40f5..de6fbec8cf 100644
--- a/config/functions
+++ b/config/functions
@@ -115,10 +115,6 @@ add_group() {
 }
 
 get_version() {
-  if [ -z "$BUILD_DATE" ]; then
-    BUILD_DATE=`date +%Y%m%d%H%M%S`
-  fi
-
   if [ "$OPENELEC_VERSION" = devel -o "$OPENELEC_VERSION" = debug ]; then
     GIT_BUILD=`git log --pretty=format:'' | wc -l`
     GIT_HASH=`git log -n1 --format=%H`
diff --git a/config/path b/config/path
index 08ed070158..36d9f7fb2e 100644
--- a/config/path
+++ b/config/path
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ if [ -z "$PATH" -o "$PATH" = "${PATH#$ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/bin:}" ]; then
 fi
 
 VERSION_SUFFIX=$TARGET_ARCH
+BUILD_DATE=`date +%Y%m%d%H%M%S`
 
 . config/functions