diff --git a/usr.sbin/makefs/msdos.c b/usr.sbin/makefs/msdos.c
--- a/usr.sbin/makefs/msdos.c
+++ b/usr.sbin/makefs/msdos.c
@@ -162,6 +162,10 @@
 		    "!= -o bytes_per_sector %u",
 		    fsopts->sectorsize, msdos_opt->options.bytes_per_sector);
 	}
+	if (stampst.st_ino != 0) {
+		msdos_opt->options.timestamp_set = 1;
+		msdos_opt->options.timestamp = stampst.st_ctime;
+	}
 
 	/* create image */
 	printf("Creating `%s'\n", image);