diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index fa70f035..08a18859 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,5 +1,14 @@
 xbps-0.48 (???):
 
+ * xbps-create(1): it is now able to generate identical packages when its
+   content does not differ. This is the first part required to the
+   "100% reproducible builds" goal.
+
+ * xbps-create(1): do not add a build-date property to packages.
+
+ * xbps-rindex(1): use mtime of file instead of the build-date field in the
+   package to set build-date in the repo index.
+
  * libxbps: when using verbose mode (-v) also print pkgs that are being
    added to the transaction, this way we can know what pkg(s) are blocking
    a transaction when there are unresolved (reverse)dependencies.
@@ -27,11 +36,6 @@ xbps-0.48 (???):
    extra alphanumeric characters in the `reverts' object. Added a new testcase
    to verify its correctness.
 
- * xbps-create(1): do not add a build-date property to packages.
-
- * xbps-rindex(1): use mtime of file instead of the build-date field in the
-   package to set build-date in the repo index.
-
 xbps-0.47 (2015-07-18):
 
  * When executing pkg configuration, override the umask with sane defaults.
diff --git a/lib/archive.c b/lib/archive.c
index 1afb25ed..f1c56f42 100644
--- a/lib/archive.c
+++ b/lib/archive.c
@@ -75,7 +75,6 @@ xbps_archive_append_buf(struct archive *ar, const void *buf, const size_t buflen
 	const char *fname, const mode_t mode, const char *uname, const char *gname)
 {
 	struct archive_entry *entry;
-	time_t tm;
 
 	assert(ar);
 	assert(buf);
@@ -83,7 +82,6 @@ xbps_archive_append_buf(struct archive *ar, const void *buf, const size_t buflen
 	assert(uname);
 	assert(gname);
 
-	tm = time(NULL);
 	entry = archive_entry_new();
 	assert(entry);
 
@@ -93,9 +91,6 @@ xbps_archive_append_buf(struct archive *ar, const void *buf, const size_t buflen
 	archive_entry_set_gname(entry, gname);
 	archive_entry_set_pathname(entry, fname);
 	archive_entry_set_size(entry, buflen);
-	archive_entry_set_atime(entry, tm, 0);
-	archive_entry_set_mtime(entry, tm, 0);
-	archive_entry_set_ctime(entry, tm, 0);
 
 	if (archive_write_header(ar, entry) != ARCHIVE_OK) {
 		archive_entry_free(entry);
diff --git a/tests/xbps/xbps-create/basic_test.sh b/tests/xbps/xbps-create/basic_test.sh
index 6c7512a8..fae52431 100644
--- a/tests/xbps/xbps-create/basic_test.sh
+++ b/tests/xbps/xbps-create/basic_test.sh
@@ -110,9 +110,39 @@ restore_mtime_body() {
 	atf_check_equal "$expected" "$result"
 }
 
+atf_test_case reproducible_pkg
+
+reproducible_pkg_head() {
+	atf_set "descr" "xbps-create(1): generate identical packages"
+}
+
+reproducible_pkg_body() {
+	mkdir -p repo pkg_A/usr/include/gsm
+
+	# identical content
+	echo QWERTY > pkg_A/usr/include/gsm/gsm.h
+	xbps-create -A noarch -n foo-1.0_1 -s "foo pkg" pkg_A
+	atf_check_equal $? 0
+	mv foo-1.0_1.noarch.xbps foo-1.0_1.noarch.xbps.orig
+	atf_check_equal $? 0
+	sleep 1
+	xbps-create -A noarch -n foo-1.0_1 -s "foo pkg" pkg_A
+	atf_check_equal $? 0
+	cmp -s foo-1.0_1.noarch.xbps foo-1.0_1.noarch.xbps.orig
+	atf_check_equal $? 0
+
+	# modified content
+	echo QWERTZ > pkg_A/usr/include/gsm/gsm.h
+	xbps-create -A noarch -n foo-1.0_1 -s "foo pkg" pkg_A
+	atf_check_equal $? 0
+	cmp -s foo-1.0_1.noarch.xbps foo-1.0_1.noarch.xbps.orig
+	atf_check_equal $? 1
+}
+
 atf_init_test_cases() {
 	atf_add_test_case hardlinks_size
 	atf_add_test_case symlink_relative_target
 	atf_add_test_case symlink_relative_target_cwd
 	atf_add_test_case restore_mtime
+	atf_add_test_case reproducible_pkg
 }