rm -f $(1)/var
        ln -sf /tmp $(1)/var
        mkdir -p $(1)/etc
-       ln -sf /tmp/resolv.conf /tmp/fstab $(1)/etc/
+       ln -sf /tmp/resolv.conf /tmp/fstab /tmp/TZ $(1)/etc/
        $(call Package/base-files/install-target,$(1))
        for conffile in $(1)/etc/config/*; do \
                if [ -f "$$$$conffile" ]; then \
 
 config system
        option hostname OpenWrt
+       option timezone UTC
 
 
        config_get conloglevel "$cfg" conloglevel
        [ -n "$conloglevel" ] && dmesg -n "$conloglevel"
+       
+       config_get timezone "$cfg" timezone 
+       [ -z "$timezone" ] && timezone=UTC
+       echo "$timezone" > /tmp/TZ
 
        config_get log_ip "$cfg" log_ip 
        config_get log_size "$cfg" log_size