diff --git a/provision/initramfs/capabilities/transport-http/Makefile.am b/provision/initramfs/capabilities/transport-http/Makefile.am
index ad36b106..cbb77bc5 100644
--- a/provision/initramfs/capabilities/transport-http/Makefile.am
+++ b/provision/initramfs/capabilities/transport-http/Makefile.am
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@ rootfs:
 	done
 
 capability.cpio: rootfs
-	cd rootfs/; find . | cpio -o -H newc -F ../capability.cpio
+	cd rootfs/; find . | xargs touch -d @1690848000 ; find . | sort | cpio
+-o -H newc --reproducible -F ../capability.cpio
 
 install-data-local: capability.cpio
 	install -d -m 755 $(DESTDIR)/$(WAREWULF_STATEDIR)/warewulf/initramfs/$(MACHINE)/capabilities