diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 82599a4b84956..1a40b3bbd9882 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -275,7 +275,6 @@ variables:
   # Feature flags
   FF_SCRIPT_SECTIONS: 1 # Prevent multiline scripts log collapsing, see https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-runner/-/issues/3392
   FF_KUBERNETES_HONOR_ENTRYPOINT: true # Honor the entrypoint in the Docker image when running Kubernetes jobs
-  FF_TIMESTAMPS: true
 
 #
 # Condition mixins for simplification of rules
diff --git a/.gitlab/source_test/macos.yml b/.gitlab/source_test/macos.yml
index 1a92a354d47b8..e5ab655a0df54 100644
--- a/.gitlab/source_test/macos.yml
+++ b/.gitlab/source_test/macos.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ include:
   variables:
     TEST_OUTPUT_FILE: test_output.json
   script:
+    - source timestamp.sh
     - !reference [.retrieve_linux_go_deps]
     - !reference [.retrieve_linux_go_tools_deps]
     - inv -e gitlab.generate-ci-visibility-links --output=$EXTERNAL_LINKS_PATH
diff --git a/timestamp.sh b/timestamp.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..4bd4e08cc288c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/timestamp.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Original script from: https://gist.github.com/jstine35/e0fc0e06ec06d74bc3ebd67585bf2a1d
+# By @jstine35 on GitHub
+
+s_datestamp() {
+    while read -r line; do
+        timestamp=$(date -u '+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')
+
+        # by nature BASH might run process subst twice when using >&2 pipes. This is a lazy
+        # way to avoid dumping two timestamps on the same line:
+        if [[ "$line" != \[${timestamp%% *}* ]]; then
+            echo "[$timestamp] $line"
+        else
+            echo "$line"
+        fi
+    done
+}
+
+exec 1> >(s_datestamp)
+exec 2> >(s_datestamp)