diff --git a/src/Compilation.zig b/src/Compilation.zig
index e6ab42cbc2..8c9e18bc98 100644
--- a/src/Compilation.zig
+++ b/src/Compilation.zig
@@ -5734,6 +5734,10 @@ pub fn addCCArgs(
                 },
             }
 
+            if (mod.optimize_mode != .Debug) {
+                try argv.append("-Werror=date-time");
+            }
+
             if (target_util.supports_fpic(target) and mod.pic) {
                 try argv.append("-fPIC");
             }