diff --git a/doc/Makefile.am b/doc/Makefile.am
index 52f2bf7..374b1b5 100644
--- a/doc/Makefile.am
+++ b/doc/Makefile.am
@@ -78,7 +78,6 @@ pkgdatadir = ${datadir}/${PACKAGE}
 ASCIIDOC_OPTS = \
 	-f $(srcdir)/asciidoc.conf \
 	-a pacman_contrib_version="$(REAL_PACKAGE_VERSION)" \
-	-a pacman_contrib_date="`date +%Y-%m-%d`" \
 	-a pkgdatadir=$(pkgdatadir) \
 	-a localstatedir=$(localstatedir) \
 	-a sysconfdir=$(sysconfdir)
diff --git a/doc/asciidoc.conf b/doc/asciidoc.conf
index 0d2ea98..9314ea8 100644
--- a/doc/asciidoc.conf
+++ b/doc/asciidoc.conf
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ ifdef::backend-docbook[]
 template::[header-declarations]
 <refentry>
 <refentryinfo>
-<date>{pacman_contrib_date}</date>
+<date>{localdate}</date>
 </refentryinfo>
 <refmeta>
 <refentrytitle>{mantitle}</refentrytitle>