diff --git a/hack/make.sh b/hack/make.sh
index fdf0cfcb19..148e1b94dd 100755
--- a/hack/make.sh
+++ b/hack/make.sh
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ DEFAULT_BUNDLES=(
 )
 
 VERSION=$(< ./VERSION)
+! BUILDTIME=$(date --rfc-3339 ns 2> /dev/null | sed -e 's/ /T/')
 if command -v git &> /dev/null && [ -d .git ] && git rev-parse &> /dev/null; then
 	GITCOMMIT=$(git rev-parse --short HEAD)
 	if [ -n "$(git status --porcelain --untracked-files=no)" ]; then
@@ -82,7 +83,6 @@ if command -v git &> /dev/null && [ -d .git ] && git rev-parse &> /dev/null; the
 		git status --porcelain --untracked-files=no
 		echo "#~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~"
 	fi
-	! BUILDTIME=$(date --rfc-3339 ns 2> /dev/null | sed -e 's/ /T/') &> /dev/null
 elif [ "$DOCKER_GITCOMMIT" ]; then
 	GITCOMMIT="$DOCKER_GITCOMMIT"
 else