---
 tools/eliloalt.c |    8 +++++++-
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

--- a/tools/eliloalt.c
+++ b/tools/eliloalt.c
@@ -282,7 +282,13 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 		switch(c) {
 			case   0: continue; /* fast path for options */
 			case   1:
-				printf("Version %s Date: %s\n", ELILOALT_VERSION, __DATE__);
+				printf("Version %s\n", ELILOALT_VERSION);
+				/* Don't use __DATE__ here, as it causes
+				 * excessive rebuilds, which seems very
+				 * wasteful for a tool that did not change
+				 * in a very long time, and probably won't
+				 * any more...
+				 */
 				exit(0);
 			case   2:
 			case 'h':