diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 309b597f44..68da028c2e 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+2583.	[port]		netbsd: provide a control to not add the compile
+			date to the version string, -DNO_VERSION_DATE.
+
 2582.	[bug]		Don't emit warning log message when we attempt to
 			remove non-existant journal. [RT #19516]
 
diff --git a/bin/named/main.c b/bin/named/main.c
index 8cb54ab02d..8256282212 100644
--- a/bin/named/main.c
+++ b/bin/named/main.c
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
  * PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
  */
 
-/* $Id: main.c,v 1.170 2009/03/05 03:13:55 marka Exp $ */
+/* $Id: main.c,v 1.171 2009/04/03 19:55:59 marka Exp $ */
 
 /*! \file */
 
@@ -885,10 +885,10 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
 	 * strings named.core | grep "named version:"
 	 */
 	strlcat(version,
-#ifdef __DATE__
-		"named version: BIND " VERSION " (" __DATE__ ")",
-#else
+#if defined(NO_VERSION_DATE) || !defined(__DATE__)
 		"named version: BIND " VERSION,
+#else
+		"named version: BIND " VERSION " (" __DATE__ ")",
 #endif
 		sizeof(version));
 	result = isc_file_progname(*argv, program_name, sizeof(program_name));