POPULATE_CACHE=1
        else
            echo "Unpacking cache file ..."
-           tar -C ${CACHE_TMP}/cache -xvf ${CACHE_TMP}/cache/${LOCAL_CACHE_ARCH_NAME}.tgz
+           tar --atime-preserve -C ${CACHE_TMP}/cache -xvf ${CACHE_TMP}/cache/${LOCAL_CACHE_ARCH_NAME}.tgz
            cp ${CACHE_TMP}/cache/cache/.versions ${BUILD_BASE}/.
            set +e
                    make -C ${BUILD_BASE} validate-cache;
 if [ $POPULATE_CACHE -eq 1 ]; then
     if [ ! -z ${BUILD_CACHE_URI} ]; then
        echo "Building cache ..."
-       tar --dereference -C ${BUILD_BASE} -caf ${BUILD_BASE}/${LOCAL_CACHE_ARCH_NAME}.tgz ${CACHE_DIR}
+       tar --atime-preserve --dereference -C ${BUILD_BASE} -caf ${BUILD_BASE}/${LOCAL_CACHE_ARCH_NAME}.tgz ${CACHE_DIR}
        echo "Uploading cache ${BUILD_CACHE_URI}/${REMOTE_CACHE_ARCH_NAME}"
        ${REMOTE_ACCESS_METHD} -T ${BUILD_BASE}/${LOCAL_CACHE_ARCH_NAME}.tgz ${BUILD_CACHE_URI}/${REMOTE_CACHE_ARCH_NAME}.tgz
        rm ${BUILD_BASE}/${LOCAL_CACHE_ARCH_NAME}.tgz