diff --git a/nixos/modules/config/timezone.nix b/nixos/modules/config/timezone.nix
index b9844b4adade7..6e0564efe71d7 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/config/timezone.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/config/timezone.nix
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ in
         mode = "direct-symlink";
       };
 
+    environment.etc.timezone.text = config.time.timeZone;
+
     environment.etc.zoneinfo.source = "${pkgs.tzdata}/share/zoneinfo";
 
   };