diff --git a/usr.sbin/makefs/ffs.c b/usr.sbin/makefs/ffs.c
--- a/usr.sbin/makefs/ffs.c
+++ b/usr.sbin/makefs/ffs.c
@@ -679,8 +679,9 @@
 {
 	size_t slen;
 	void *membuf;
-	struct stat *st = stampst.st_ino != 0 ? &stampst : &cur->inode->st;
+	struct stat *st;
 
+	st = &cur->inode->st;
 	memset(dinp, 0, sizeof(*dinp));
 	dinp->di_mode = cur->inode->st.st_mode;
 	dinp->di_nlink = cur->inode->nlink;
@@ -725,8 +726,9 @@
 {
 	size_t slen;
 	void *membuf;
-	struct stat *st = stampst.st_ino != 0 ? &stampst : &cur->inode->st;
+	struct stat *st;
 
+	st = &cur->inode->st;
 	memset(dinp, 0, sizeof(*dinp));
 	dinp->di_mode = cur->inode->st.st_mode;
 	dinp->di_nlink = cur->inode->nlink;
diff --git a/usr.sbin/makefs/msdos/msdosfs_vnops.c b/usr.sbin/makefs/msdos/msdosfs_vnops.c
--- a/usr.sbin/makefs/msdos/msdosfs_vnops.c
+++ b/usr.sbin/makefs/msdos/msdosfs_vnops.c
@@ -94,8 +94,6 @@
 static void
 msdosfs_times(struct denode *dep, const struct stat *st)
 {
-	if (stampst.st_ino)
-		st = &stampst;
 
 #if HAVE_STRUCT_STAT_BIRTHTIME
 	unix2fattime(&st->st_birthtim, &dep->de_CDate, &dep->de_CTime);