diff --git a/meta/classes-global/utils.bbclass b/meta/classes-global/utils.bbclass
index c9cae8930f..530a490ea8 100644
--- a/meta/classes-global/utils.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes-global/utils.bbclass
@@ -367,3 +367,13 @@ check_git_config() {
 		git config --local user.name "${PATCH_GIT_USER_NAME}"
 	fi
 }
+
+# Sets fixed git committer and author for reproducible commits
+reproducible_git_committer_author() {
+	export GIT_COMMITTER_NAME="${PATCH_GIT_USER_NAME}"
+	export GIT_COMMITTER_EMAIL="${PATCH_GIT_USER_EMAIL}"
+	export GIT_COMMITTER_DATE="$(date -d @${SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH})"
+	export GIT_AUTHOR_NAME="${PATCH_GIT_USER_NAME}"
+	export GIT_AUTHOR_EMAIL="${PATCH_GIT_USER_EMAIL}"
+	export GIT_AUTHOR_DATE="$(date -d @${SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH})"
+}
diff --git a/meta/classes-recipe/kernel-yocto.bbclass b/meta/classes-recipe/kernel-yocto.bbclass
index 7d80e9aa52..697132c073 100644
--- a/meta/classes-recipe/kernel-yocto.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes-recipe/kernel-yocto.bbclass
@@ -352,6 +352,9 @@ do_patch() {
 	cd ${S}
 
 	check_git_config
+	if [ "${KERNEL_DEBUG_TIMESTAMPS}" != "1" ]; then
+		reproducible_git_committer_author
+	fi
 	meta_dir=$(kgit --meta)
 	(cd ${meta_dir}; ln -sf patch.queue series)
 	if [ -f "${meta_dir}/series" ]; then
@@ -434,6 +437,9 @@ do_kernel_checkout() {
 		rm -f .gitignore
 		git init
 		check_git_config
+		if [ "${KERNEL_DEBUG_TIMESTAMPS}" != "1" ]; then
+			reproducible_git_committer_author
+		fi
 		git add .
 		git commit -q -n -m "baseline commit: creating repo for ${PN}-${PV}"
 		git clean -d -f