diff --git a/log.c b/log.c
index b9ffe25..049c1ca 100644
--- a/log.c
+++ b/log.c
@@ -334,6 +334,7 @@ logger_main(int fd, struct imsgbuf *ibuf)
 	log = stderr;
 
 	openlog(getprogname(), LOG_NDELAY, LOG_DAEMON);
+	tzset();
 
 	event_init();