1 files changed, 4 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/meta/classes/kernel.bbclass b/meta/classes/kernel.bbclass
index 4acec1877e..5faa302a16 100644
--- a/meta/classes/kernel.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/kernel.bbclass
@@ -322,9 +322,11 @@ python do_devshell:prepend () {
 
 addtask bundle_initramfs after do_install before do_deploy
 
+KERNEL_DEBUG_TIMESTAMPS ??= "0"
+
 kernel_do_compile() {
         unset CFLAGS CPPFLAGS CXXFLAGS LDFLAGS MACHINE
-        if [ "${BUILD_REPRODUCIBLE_BINARIES}" = "1" ]; then
+        if [ "${KERNEL_DEBUG_TIMESTAMPS}" != "1" ]; then
                 # kernel sources do not use do_unpack, so SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH may not
                 # be set....
                 if [ "${SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH}" = "" -o "${SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH}" = "0" ]; then
@@ -364,7 +366,7 @@ kernel_do_compile() {
 
 do_compile_kernelmodules() {
         unset CFLAGS CPPFLAGS CXXFLAGS LDFLAGS MACHINE
-        if [ "${BUILD_REPRODUCIBLE_BINARIES}" = "1" ]; then
+        if [ "${KERNEL_DEBUG_TIMESTAMPS}" != "1" ]; then
                 # kernel sources do not use do_unpack, so SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH may not
                 # be set....
                 if [ "${SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH}" = "" -o "${SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH}" = "0" ]; then