diff --git a/atom/common/lib/asar.coffee b/atom/common/lib/asar.coffee
index 694f3b1a1db8..eb56bb98c26d 100644
--- a/atom/common/lib/asar.coffee
+++ b/atom/common/lib/asar.coffee
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ splitPath = (p) ->
 nextInode = 0
 uid = if process.getuid? then process.getuid() else 0
 gid = if process.getgid? then process.getgid() else 0
+fakeTime = new Date()
 asarStatsToFsStats = (stats) ->
   {
     dev: 1,
@@ -38,10 +39,10 @@ asarStatsToFsStats = (stats) ->
     uid: uid,
     gid: gid,
     rdev: 0,
-    atime: stats.atime || new Date(),
-    birthtime: stats.birthtime || new Date(),
-    mtime: stats.mtime || new Date(),
-    ctime: stats.ctime || new Date(),
+    atime: stats.atime || fakeTime,
+    birthtime: stats.birthtime || fakeTime,
+    mtime: stats.mtime || fakeTime,
+    ctime: stats.ctime || fakeTime,
     size: stats.size,
     isFile: -> stats.isFile
     isDirectory: -> stats.isDirectory