diff --git a/scripts/oe-build-perf-report b/scripts/oe-build-perf-report
index 6c3c726ee3..a36f3c1bca 100755
--- a/scripts/oe-build-perf-report
+++ b/scripts/oe-build-perf-report
@@ -338,7 +338,11 @@ def print_html_report(data, id_comp, buildstats):
                 commit_num = get_data_item(meta, 'layers.meta.commit_count')
                 commit = get_data_item(meta, 'layers.meta.commit')
                 # Add start_time for both test measurement types of sysres and disk usage
-                start_time = test_i['start_time'][0]
+                try:
+                    # Use the commit_time if available, falling back to start_time
+                    start_time = get_data_item(meta, 'layers.meta.commit_time')
+                except KeyError:
+                    start_time = test_i['start_time'][0]
                 samples.append(measurement_stats(meas_i, '', start_time))
                 samples[-1]['commit_num'] = commit_num
                 samples[-1]['commit'] = commit