diff --git a/contrib/build_tools_util.sh b/contrib/build_tools_util.sh
index 3a210dab9..99dd30e73 100755
--- a/contrib/build_tools_util.sh
+++ b/contrib/build_tools_util.sh
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ fi
 
 
 export SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH=1530212462
+export ZERO_AR_DATE=1 # for macOS
 export PYTHONHASHSEED=22
 # Set the build type, overridden by wine build
 export BUILD_TYPE="${BUILD_TYPE:-$(uname | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')}"