diff --git a/repo.sh b/repo.sh
index f85b4da9a2ad27761ae2e8ea90cf55ed6056bea3..1ca42d9983875db8ba7df0dcf96870506aebb8c5 100755
--- a/repo.sh
+++ b/repo.sh
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ do
         fi
 
         # Match pkgar and tar time
-        touch --no-create --reference="${COOKBOOK_STAGE}.tar.gz" "${COOKBOOK_STAGE}.pkgar"
+        touch -c -r "${COOKBOOK_STAGE}.tar.gz" "${COOKBOOK_STAGE}.pkgar"
 
         continue
     fi