diff --git a/lib/zip/entry.rb b/lib/zip/entry.rb
index 37b1690..f6d5cb5 100644
--- a/lib/zip/entry.rb
+++ b/lib/zip/entry.rb
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ module Zip
       end
       @follow_symlinks = false
 
-      @restore_times       = true
+      @restore_times       = false
       @restore_permissions = false
       @restore_ownership   = false
       # BUG: need an extra field to support uid/gid's