diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index ae619a6a5..f514efb46 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1192,6 +1192,11 @@ DATECODE_CMD="date +%s"
 RB_DATECODE=`$DATECODE_CMD`
 RB_DEFINE_UNQUOTED([DATECODE], [$RB_DATECODE], [UNIX epoch time at configuration time.])
 
+dnl TODO: XXX: These have better names than the above, rm previous eventually.
+RB_DEFINE_UNQUOTED([TIME_CONFIGURED], [$RB_DATECODE], [UNIX epoch time at configuration time.])
+RB_DEFINE_UNQUOTED([DATE_CONFIGURED], ["$RB_DATESTR"], [Convenience string of RB_TIME_CONFIGURED])
+CPPDEFINE([RB_TIME_COMPILED], [$(date +%s)])
+
 
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 dnl --with-custom-branding