diff --git a/meta-citadel/recipes-kernel/citadel-kernel/citadel-kernel_4.9.65.bb b/meta-citadel/recipes-kernel/citadel-kernel/citadel-kernel_4.9.65.bb
index 20c6ac8..170c6d3 100644
--- a/meta-citadel/recipes-kernel/citadel-kernel/citadel-kernel_4.9.65.bb
+++ b/meta-citadel/recipes-kernel/citadel-kernel/citadel-kernel_4.9.65.bb
@@ -8,3 +8,8 @@ PATCH_DATE_TAG = "20171124142753"
 SRC_URI[patch.md5sum] = "3c1521b8ada079fbbca372d5191fa351"
 SRC_URI[patch.sha256sum] = "f25398621854074f1a286d97fd39224462c054b568c7ae8181765340a439faf9"
 
+# Hard-coding SOUCE_DATE_EPOCH so that the kernel_do_compile function succeeds 
+# with the BUILD_REPRODUCIBLE_BINARIES flag enabled.
+# The formula for create this value is turning the PATCH_DATE_TAG timestamp
+# into an epoch, ex: https://www.epochconverter.com/
+export SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH="1511533673"