1 files changed, 5 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/miscutils/make.c b/miscutils/make.c
index 97ee8d879..c2e12f2ed 100644
--- a/miscutils/make.c
+++ b/miscutils/make.c
@@ -2509,9 +2509,11 @@ make(struct name *np, int level)
                 free(oodate);
         }
 
-        if (estat & MAKE_DIDSOMETHING)
-                clock_gettime(CLOCK_REALTIME, &np->n_tim);
-        else if (!quest && level == 0 && !timespec_le(&np->n_tim, &dtim))
+        if (estat & MAKE_DIDSOMETHING) {
+                modtime(np);
+                if (np->n_tim.tv_sec == 0 && np->n_tim.tv_nsec == 0)
+                        clock_gettime(CLOCK_REALTIME, &np->n_tim);
+        } else if (!quest && level == 0 && !timespec_le(&np->n_tim, &dtim))
                 printf("%s: '%s' is up to date\n", applet_name, np->n_name);
 
         free(allsrc);