diff --git a/roles/base/tasks/main.yml b/roles/base/tasks/main.yml
index d09d484..932d641 100644
--- a/roles/base/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/base/tasks/main.yml
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@
     - { src: "etc/locale.gen.j2", dest: "/etc/locale.gen" }
   tags: base-system
 
-- name: set timezone
+- name: set timezone for /etc/localtime
   file:
     src: /usr/share/zoneinfo/{{ timezone_location }}
     dest: /etc/localtime
@@ -313,6 +313,12 @@
     force: yes
   tags: base-system
 
+- name: set timezone for /etc/timezone
+  copy:
+    content: "{{ timezone_location }}"
+    dest: /etc/timezone
+  tags: base-system
+
 - name: generate locales
   command: locale-gen
   tags: base-system