diff --git a/debian/bin/gencontrol_signed.py b/debian/bin/gencontrol_signed.py
index 7280bb577..eb265f1a2 100755
--- a/debian/bin/gencontrol_signed.py
+++ b/debian/bin/gencontrol_signed.py
@@ -186,8 +186,8 @@ class Gencontrol(Base):
         vars = self.vars.copy()
         vars['distribution'] = self.changelog[0].distribution
         vars['urgency'] = self.changelog[0].urgency
-        vars['date'] = time.strftime("%a, %d %b %Y %H:%M:%S +0000",
-                                     time.gmtime())
+        vars['maintainer'] = self.changelog[0].maintainer
+        vars['date'] = self.changelog[0].date
         vars['signedsourceversion'] = (changelog[0].version.complete + '+' +
                                        re.sub(r'-', r'+',
                                               vars['imagebinaryversion']))
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ linux-signed-@arch@ (@signedsourceversion@) @distribution@; urgency=@urgency@
 
   * Update to linux @imagebinaryversion@
 
- -- Debian signing service <ftpmaster@debian.org>  @date@
+ -- @maintainer@  @date@
 
 ''',
                                     vars))
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index d7262727a..7c988bca6 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@ linux (4.16-1~exp1) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
   * Use a dummy build profile for udebs that we test-build before signing
   * debian/lib/python/debian_linux/debian.py: Parse bottom lines of changelog
     entries
+  * debian/bin/gencontrol_signed.py: Copy maintainer and date into template's
+    changelog
 
  -- Roger Shimizu <rogershimizu@gmail.com>  Fri, 23 Mar 2018 21:10:34 +0900