diff --git a/lib/libsecureboot/Makefile.inc b/lib/libsecureboot/Makefile.inc
index 921b5e7bc1d8..325eb5fb0d27 100644
--- a/lib/libsecureboot/Makefile.inc
+++ b/lib/libsecureboot/Makefile.inc
@@ -126,7 +126,11 @@ BUILD_UTC?= ${SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH}
 BUILD_UTC_FILE:= ${.PARSEDIR:tA}/${.PARSEFILE}
 .endif
 # you can of course set BUILD_UTC to any value you like
-BUILD_UTC?= ${${STAT:Ustat} -f %m ${BUILD_UTC_FILE}:L:sh}
+.if ${MAKE_VERSION} > 20230509
+BUILD_UTC?= ${BUILD_UTC_FILE:mtime}
+.else
+BUILD_UTC?= ${${STAT:Ustat} -L -f %m ${BUILD_UTC_FILE}:L:sh}
+.endif
 
 # Generate ta.h containing one or more PEM encoded trust anchors in ta_PEM.
 #