diff --git a/client/Makefile.am b/client/Makefile.am
index 5787905fd35..b80357f68ea 100644
--- a/client/Makefile.am
+++ b/client/Makefile.am
@@ -47,7 +47,9 @@ mysqltestmanager_pwgen_SOURCES =   mysqlmanager-pwgen.c
 mysqltestmanagerc_SOURCES=      mysqlmanagerc.c $(yassl_dummy_link_fix)
 mysqlcheck_SOURCES=             mysqlcheck.c $(yassl_dummy_link_fix)
 mysqlshow_SOURCES=              mysqlshow.c $(yassl_dummy_link_fix)
-mysqldump_SOURCES=              mysqldump.c my_user.c $(yassl_dummy_link_fix)
+mysqldump_SOURCES=              mysqldump.c my_user.c \
+	                        $(top_srcdir)/mysys/mf_getdate.c \
+                                $(yassl_dummy_link_fix)
 mysqlimport_SOURCES=            mysqlimport.c $(yassl_dummy_link_fix)
 mysql_upgrade_SOURCES=          mysql_upgrade.c $(yassl_dummy_link_fix)
 sql_src=log_event.h mysql_priv.h log_event.cc my_decimal.h my_decimal.cc
diff --git a/client/mysqldump.c b/client/mysqldump.c
index 4318e4b9528..de35358ee42 100644
--- a/client/mysqldump.c
+++ b/client/mysqldump.c
@@ -565,6 +565,13 @@ static void write_footer(FILE *sql_file)
     fprintf(sql_file,
             "/*!40111 SET SQL_NOTES=@OLD_SQL_NOTES */;\n");
     fputs("\n", sql_file);
+    if (opt_comments)
+    {
+      char time_str[20];
+      get_date(time_str, GETDATE_DATE_TIME, 0);
+      fprintf(sql_file, "-- Dump completed on %s\n",
+              time_str);
+    }
     check_io(sql_file);
   }
 } /* write_footer */