diff --git a/mod/resource/type/directory/resource.class.php b/mod/resource/type/directory/resource.class.php
index 1b42667f067..e77631e6db9 100644
--- a/mod/resource/type/directory/resource.class.php
+++ b/mod/resource/type/directory/resource.class.php
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ function display() {
         echo $filesize;
         echo '</td>';
         echo '<td align="right" nowrap="nowrap" class="date">';
-        echo userdate(filectime("$CFG->dataroot/$relativepath/$file"), $strftime);
+        echo userdate(filemtime("$CFG->dataroot/$relativepath/$file"), $strftime);
         echo '</td>';
         echo '</tr>';
     }