--- a/src/java.base/share/classes/java/io/File.java
+++ b/src/java.base/share/classes/java/io/File.java
@@ -1376,7 +1376,11 @@ public class File
         if (isInvalid()) {
             return false;
         }
-        return fs.createDirectory(this);
+        boolean result = fs.createDirectory(this);
+        if ( result && System.getenv("SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH") != null ) {
+            fs.setLastModifiedTime(this, 1000 * Long.parseLong(System.getenv("SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH")));
+        }
+        return result;
     }
 
     /**