diff --git a/cmd/storagefuncs.go b/cmd/storagefuncs.go
index 6a6daec7637..60e25485d3f 100644
--- a/cmd/storagefuncs.go
+++ b/cmd/storagefuncs.go
@@ -200,9 +200,10 @@ func cmdExportStorage(fl Flags) (int, error) {
 			}
 
 			hdr := &tar.Header{
-				Name: k,
-				Mode: 0o600,
-				Size: int64(len(v)),
+				Name:    k,
+				Mode:    0o600,
+				Size:    int64(len(v)),
+				ModTime: info.Modified,
 			}
 
 			if err = tw.WriteHeader(hdr); err != nil {