diff --git a/jib-core/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/tools/jib/image/ReproducibleLayerBuilder.java b/jib-core/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/tools/jib/image/ReproducibleLayerBuilder.java
index 2a8b2a2abd..8c34461f06 100644
--- a/jib-core/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/tools/jib/image/ReproducibleLayerBuilder.java
+++ b/jib-core/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/tools/jib/image/ReproducibleLayerBuilder.java
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ private void add(TarArchiveEntry tarArchiveEntry) throws IOException {
         dir.setGroupId(0);
         dir.setUserName("");
         dir.setGroupName("");
+        clearTimeHeaders(dir);
         add(dir);
       }