diff --git a/common/hooks/pre-pkg/90-set-timestamps.sh b/common/hooks/pre-pkg/90-set-timestamps.sh
index a60a90f1ddf..dcb0b57a489 100644
--- a/common/hooks/pre-pkg/90-set-timestamps.sh
+++ b/common/hooks/pre-pkg/90-set-timestamps.sh
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
 hook() {
 	local GIT_CMD date basepkg
 
-	# If XBPS_USE_GIT_COMMIT_DATE is disabled in conf file don't continue.
-	if [ -z $XBPS_USE_GIT_COMMIT_DATE ]; then
+	# If XBPS_USE_BUILD_MTIME is enabled in conf file don't continue.
+	if [ -n "$XBPS_USE_BUILD_MTIME" ]; then
 		return
 	fi
 
diff --git a/etc/defaults.conf b/etc/defaults.conf
index 956c5fb4277..14f8926d9de 100644
--- a/etc/defaults.conf
+++ b/etc/defaults.conf
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ XBPS_SUCMD="sudo /bin/sh -c"
 #XBPS_CHROOT_CMD_ARGS=""
 
 # [OPTIONAL]
-# Enable fixed timestamps. If set xbps-src will overwrite the mtime of all files
-# in a package with the commit date of the package.
+# Enable to use the standard mtime of files. Otherwise it will be rewritten to
+# the last commit time of the package.
 #
-#XBPS_USE_GIT_COMMIT_DATE=yes
+#XBPS_USE_BUILD_MTIME=yes