diff --git a/litex/soc/integration/export.py b/litex/soc/integration/export.py
index 9e515796d..ce75c8362 100644
--- a/litex/soc/integration/export.py
+++ b/litex/soc/integration/export.py
@@ -33,6 +33,10 @@ from litex.soc.doc.module import gather_submodules, ModuleNotDocumented, Documen
from litex.soc.doc.csr import DocumentedCSRRegion
from litex.soc.interconnect.csr import _CompoundCSR
+# for generating a timestamp in the description field, if none is otherwise given
+import datetime
+import time
+
# CPU files ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
def get_cpu_mak(cpu, compile_software):
@@ -397,6 +401,10 @@ def get_csr_svd(soc, vendor="litex", name="soc", description=None):
svd.append(' {}'.format(name.upper()))
if description is not None:
svd.append(' '.format(reflow(description)))
+ else:
+ fmt = "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S"
+ build_time = datetime.datetime.fromtimestamp(time.time()).strftime(fmt)
+ svd.append(' '.format(reflow("Litex SoC " + build_time)))
svd.append('')
svd.append(' 8')
svd.append(' 32')