diff --git a/Classes/PHPExcel/Writer/Excel5.php b/Classes/PHPExcel/Writer/Excel5.php
index 2dede819a..003b6e87e 100644
--- a/Classes/PHPExcel/Writer/Excel5.php
+++ b/Classes/PHPExcel/Writer/Excel5.php
@@ -209,7 +209,8 @@ public function save($pFilename = null)
             $arrRootData[] = $OLE_DocumentSummaryInformation;
         }
 
-        $root = new PHPExcel_Shared_OLE_PPS_Root(time(), time(), $arrRootData);
+        $time = $this->phpExcel->getProperties()->getModified();
+        $root = new PHPExcel_Shared_OLE_PPS_Root($time, $time, $arrRootData);
         // save the OLE file
         $res = $root->save($pFilename);