diff --git a/xorriso/xorriso.c b/xorriso/xorriso.c
index 9dc7de12..5bf934a7 100644
--- a/xorriso/xorriso.c
+++ b/xorriso/xorriso.c
@@ -3649,6 +3649,7 @@ int Xorriso_new(struct XorrisO ** xorriso,char *progname, int flag)
  m->split_size= 0;
  strcpy(m->list_delimiter, "--");
  m->do_joliet= 0;
+ m->do_always_gmt= 1;             /* to avoid a timezone sign bug in FreeBSD */
  m->do_follow_pattern= 1;
  m->do_follow_param= 0;
  m->do_follow_links= 0;
diff --git a/xorriso/xorriso_private.h b/xorriso/xorriso_private.h
index deb1449c..8ee03db1 100644
--- a/xorriso/xorriso_private.h
+++ b/xorriso/xorriso_private.h
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ struct XorrisO { /* the global context of xorriso */
  /* >>> put libisofs aspects here <<< */
 
  int do_joliet;
+ int do_always_gmt;
  int do_follow_pattern;
  int do_follow_param;
  int do_follow_links;
diff --git a/xorriso/xorriso_timestamp.h b/xorriso/xorriso_timestamp.h
index c02f79f5..35d98467 100644
--- a/xorriso/xorriso_timestamp.h
+++ b/xorriso/xorriso_timestamp.h
@@ -1 +1 @@
-#define Xorriso_timestamP "2008.11.15.231831"
+#define Xorriso_timestamP "2008.11.15.232058"
diff --git a/xorriso/xorrisoburn.c b/xorriso/xorrisoburn.c
index a61bcd85..5c29d061 100644
--- a/xorriso/xorrisoburn.c
+++ b/xorriso/xorrisoburn.c
@@ -1221,7 +1221,8 @@ int Xorriso_write_session(struct XorrisO *xorriso, int flag)
  }
  isoburn_igopt_set_level(sopts, 3);
  isoburn_igopt_set_extensions(sopts, 1|((!!xorriso->do_joliet)<<1));
- isoburn_igopt_set_relaxed(sopts, isoburn_igopt_allow_deep_paths);
+ isoburn_igopt_set_relaxed(sopts, isoburn_igopt_allow_deep_paths |
+                          (xorriso->do_always_gmt * isoburn_igopt_always_gmt));
  isoburn_igopt_set_sort_files(sopts, 1);
  isoburn_igopt_set_over_mode(sopts, 0, 0, (mode_t) 0, (mode_t) 0);
  isoburn_igopt_set_over_ugid(sopts, 0, 0, (uid_t) 0, (gid_t) 0);