diff --git a/cloudinit/analyze/dump.py b/cloudinit/analyze/dump.py
index 6e61648f991..60a2fd9b28d 100644
--- a/cloudinit/analyze/dump.py
+++ b/cloudinit/analyze/dump.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 import sys
 from datetime import datetime
 
-from cloudinit import atomic_helper, subp
+from cloudinit import atomic_helper, subp, util
 
 stage_to_description = {
     "finished": "finished running cloud-init",
@@ -44,14 +44,23 @@ def parse_timestamp(timestampstr):
         dt = datetime.strptime(timestampstr, CLOUD_INIT_ASCTIME_FMT)
         timestamp = dt.strftime("%s.%f")
     else:
-        # allow date(1) to handle other formats we don't expect
+        # allow GNU date(1) to handle other formats we don't expect
+        # This may throw a ValueError if no GNU date can be found
         timestamp = parse_timestamp_from_date(timestampstr)
 
     return float(timestamp)
 
 
 def parse_timestamp_from_date(timestampstr):
-    out, _ = subp.subp(["date", "+%s.%3N", "-d", timestampstr])
+    cmd = "date"
+    if not util.is_Linux():
+        if subp.which("gdate"):
+            cmd = "gdate"
+        else:
+            raise ValueError(
+                f"Unable to parse timestamp without GNU date: [{timestampstr}]"
+            )
+    out, _ = subp.subp([cmd, "+%s.%3N", "-d", timestampstr])
     timestamp = out.strip()
     return float(timestamp)
 
diff --git a/tests/unittests/analyze/test_dump.py b/tests/unittests/analyze/test_dump.py
index 04c896e25c2..3fb0046aa59 100644
--- a/tests/unittests/analyze/test_dump.py
+++ b/tests/unittests/analyze/test_dump.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     parse_timestamp,
 )
 from cloudinit.subp import which
-from cloudinit.util import write_file
+from cloudinit.util import is_Linux, write_file
 from tests.unittests.helpers import mock, skipIf
 
 
@@ -44,7 +44,11 @@ def test_parse_timestamp_handles_journalctl_format_adding_year(self):
         assert float(dt.strftime("%s.%f")) == parse_timestamp(journal_stamp)
 
     @skipIf(not which("date"), "'date' command not available.")
-    @pytest.mark.allow_subp_for("date")
+    @skipIf(
+        not is_Linux() and not which("gdate"),
+        "'GNU date' command not available.",
+    )
+    @pytest.mark.allow_subp_for("date", "gdate")
     def test_parse_unexpected_timestamp_format_with_date_command(self):
         """Dump sends unexpected timestamp formats to date for processing."""
         new_fmt = "%H:%M %m/%d %Y"