diff --git a/uppsrc/ide/Builders/MakeFile.cpp b/uppsrc/ide/Builders/MakeFile.cpp
index 360086efd..8990936a0 100644
--- a/uppsrc/ide/Builders/MakeFile.cpp
+++ b/uppsrc/ide/Builders/MakeFile.cpp
@@ -365,12 +365,12 @@ void MakeBuild::SaveMakeFile(const String& fn, bool exporting)
 				".PHONY: build_info\n"
 				"build_info:\n"
 				"	(date '+#define bmYEAR    %y%n"
-				"#define bmMONTH   %-m%n"
-				"#define bmDAY     %-d%n"
-				"#define bmHOUR    %-H%n"
-				"#define bmMINUTE  %-M%n"
-				"#define bmSECOND  %-S%n"
-				"#define bmTIME    Time(%y, %-m, %-d, %-H, %-M, %-S)' && \\\n"
+				"#define bmMONTH   %m%n"
+				"#define bmDAY     %d%n"
+				"#define bmHOUR    %H%n"
+				"#define bmMINUTE  %M%n"
+				"#define bmSECOND  %S%n"
+				"#define bmTIME    Time( %y, %m, %d, %H, %M, %S )' | sed 's| 0\\([[:digit:]]\\)| \\1|g' && \\\n"
 				"	echo '#define bmMACHINE \"'`hostname`'\"' && \\\n"
 				"	echo '#define bmUSER    \"'`whoami`'\"') > " << build_info << "\n"
 				<< svn_info <<