diff --git a/gnu/packages/imagemagick.scm b/gnu/packages/imagemagick.scm
index 3c1fe012d0..5287255054 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/imagemagick.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/imagemagick.scm
@@ -58,7 +58,11 @@ (define-public imagemagick
                "0fcbcad95wn0q0pdfl0qgycm30f3a7xhskc0r5icldq6v6l4b3is"))))
     (build-system gnu-build-system)
     (arguments
-     `(#:configure-flags '("--with-frozenpaths" "--without-gcc-arch")
+     `(#:configure-flags '("--with-frozenpaths" "--without-gcc-arch"
+
+                           ;; Do not embed the build date in binaries.
+                           "--enable-reproducible-build")
+
        ;; FIXME: The test suite succeeded before version 6.9.6-2.
        ;; Try enabling it again with newer releases.
        #:tests? #f