diff --git a/tools/mkfimg.c b/tools/mkfimg.c
index c35f5127..3c607b5c 100644
--- a/tools/mkfimg.c
+++ b/tools/mkfimg.c
@@ -63,7 +63,10 @@ for (foo=0; types[foo].code; foo++) {
 	}
 puts("\n\t-v\tincrease verbosity");
 
-if (verbosity) fimg_print_version(1);
+if (verbosity) {
+	fimg_print_version(1);
+	printf("*** compiled %s, %s\n", __DATE__, __TIME__);
+	}
 
 exit(0);
 }