diff --git a/scripts/build-remote.pl.in b/scripts/build-remote.pl.in
index f25429fba..65b278860 100755
--- a/scripts/build-remote.pl.in
+++ b/scripts/build-remote.pl.in
@@ -152,6 +152,7 @@ my $machine = $selected->{machine};
 
 my $slotLock = openSlotLock($machine, $selected->{free});
 flock($slotLock, LOCK_EX | LOCK_NB) or die;
+utime undef, undef, $slotLock;
 
 close MAINLOCK;