diff --git a/build/initialization.sh b/build/initialization.sh
index f052c4315..4ca60c80d 100755
--- a/build/initialization.sh
+++ b/build/initialization.sh
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ fi
 
 passwd -l start9
 
+# change timezone
+timedatectl set-timezone Etc/UTC
+
 ! test -f /etc/docker/daemon.json || rm /etc/docker/daemon.json
 mount -o remount,rw /boot