diff --git a/src/plugins/extensionmanager/extensionmanagerwidget.cpp b/src/plugins/extensionmanager/extensionmanagerwidget.cpp
index dcf065fcd27..34c96de5f0b 100644
--- a/src/plugins/extensionmanager/extensionmanagerwidget.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/extensionmanager/extensionmanagerwidget.cpp
@@ -609,7 +609,11 @@ void ExtensionManagerWidget::updateView(const QModelIndex &current)
         };
 
         const QDate dateUpdated = current.data(RoleDateUpdated).toDate();
-        m_dateUpdated->setText(dateUpdated.toString());
+        const bool hasDateUpdated = dateUpdated.isValid();
+        if (hasDateUpdated)
+            m_dateUpdated->setText(dateUpdated.toString());
+        m_dateUpdatedTitle->setVisible(hasDateUpdated);
+        m_dateUpdated->setVisible(hasDateUpdated);
 
         const QStringList tags = current.data(RoleTags).toStringList();
         m_tags->setTags(tags);
diff --git a/src/plugins/extensionmanager/extensionsmodel.cpp b/src/plugins/extensionmanager/extensionsmodel.cpp
index 2c4100f2239..b3d63073f90 100644
--- a/src/plugins/extensionmanager/extensionsmodel.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/extensionmanager/extensionsmodel.cpp
@@ -209,8 +209,10 @@ QVariant ExtensionsModelPrivate::dataFromLocalPlugin(int index, int role) const
                                           : QStringList(platformsPattern);
         return platforms;
     }
+#ifdef QTC_SHOW_BUILD_DATE
     case RoleDateUpdated:
         return QDate::fromString(QLatin1String(__DATE__), "MMM dd yyyy");
+#endif
     case RoleVendor:
         return pluginSpec->vendor();
     case RoleVendorId: