diff --git a/src/etc/inc/system.inc b/src/etc/inc/system.inc
index 50ce75297..42ce2658e 100644
--- a/src/etc/inc/system.inc
+++ b/src/etc/inc/system.inc
@@ -1380,7 +1380,9 @@ function system_timezone_configure($verbose = false)
     }
 
     /* apply timezone */
-    copy(sprintf('/usr/share/zoneinfo/%s', $timezone), '/etc/localtime');
+    if (file_exists(sprintf('/usr/share/zoneinfo/%s', $timezone))) {
+        copy(sprintf('/usr/share/zoneinfo/%s', $timezone), '/etc/localtime');
+    }
 
     if ($verbose) {
         echo "done.\n";