diff --git a/akonadi.spec b/akonadi.spec
index 276a31e..aedca19 100644
--- a/akonadi.spec
+++ b/akonadi.spec
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ Source0:  http://akonadi.omat.nl/akonadi-%{version}.tar.bz2
 BuildRoot: %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}-root-%(%{__id_u} -n)
 
 # shrink default initial db size a bit (approx 140mb->28mb)
+%define mysql_conf_timestamp 20090220
 Patch1: akonadi-1.1.1-mysql_conf.patch
 
 ## upstream
@@ -56,6 +57,7 @@ Requires: pkgconfig
 %setup -q 
 
 %patch1 -p1 -b .mysql_conf
+touch -d %{mysql_conf_timestamp} server/src/storage/mysql-global.conf
 %patch100 -p3 -b .startup-2
 
 
@@ -76,7 +78,7 @@ rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 make install DESTDIR=$RPM_BUILD_ROOT -C %{_target_platform}
 mkdir -p $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_datadir}/akonadi/agents
 
-touch $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_sysconfdir}/akonadi/mysql-local.conf
+touch %{mysql_conf_timestamp} $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_sysconfdir}/akonadi/mysql-local.conf
 
 
 %clean
@@ -119,6 +121,7 @@ update-mime-database %{_datadir}/mime &> /dev/null || :
 * Wed Feb 25 2009 Rex Dieter <rdieter@fedoraproject.org> - 1.1.1-6
 - rev startup patch
 - BR: cmake >= 2.6.0
+- preserve timestamp's on mysql*.conf's
 
 * Tue Feb 24 2009 Rex Dieter <rdieter@fedoraproject.org> - 1.1.1-5
 - own %%_sysconfig/akonadi/mysql-local.conf