diff --git a/modules/juce_core/native/juce_posix_SharedCode.h b/modules/juce_core/native/juce_posix_SharedCode.h
index d4702a31e8..2e6d75547b 100644
--- a/modules/juce_core/native/juce_posix_SharedCode.h
+++ b/modules/juce_core/native/juce_posix_SharedCode.h
@@ -393,7 +393,11 @@ void File::getFileTimesInternal (int64& modificationTime, int64& accessTime, int
     {
         modificationTime  = (int64) info.st_mtime * 1000;
         accessTime        = (int64) info.st_atime * 1000;
+       #if (JUCE_MAC && MAC_OS_X_VERSION_MIN_REQUIRED > MAC_OS_X_VERSION_10_5) || JUCE_IOS
+        creationTime      = (int64) info.st_birthtime * 1000;
+       #else
         creationTime      = (int64) info.st_ctime * 1000;
+       #endif
     }
 }