diff --git a/src/gui/src/AboutDialog.cpp b/src/gui/src/AboutDialog.cpp
index 6fc1d57e..1d2f5888 100644
--- a/src/gui/src/AboutDialog.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/src/AboutDialog.cpp
@@ -32,7 +32,9 @@ AboutDialog::AboutDialog(QWidget* parent, const QString& synergyApp) :
 	version = version + '-' + VERSION_STAGE +  '-' + VERSION_REVISION;
 	m_pLabelSynergyVersion->setText(version);
 
-	m_pLabelBuildDate->setText(QDate::currentDate().toString());
+	QString buildDateString = QString::fromLocal8Bit(__DATE__).simplified();
+	QDate buildDate = QLocale("en_US").toDate(buildDateString, "MMM d yyyy");
+	m_pLabelBuildDate->setText(buildDate.toString(Qt::SystemLocaleLongDate));
 
 	// change default size based on os
 #if defined(Q_OS_MAC)