diff --git a/package/base-files/Makefile b/package/base-files/Makefile
index 61043c295..b93d2cb40 100644
--- a/package/base-files/Makefile
+++ b/package/base-files/Makefile
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/kernel.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=base-files
-PKG_RELEASE:=95
+PKG_RELEASE:=96
 
 PKG_FILE_DEPENDS:=$(PLATFORM_DIR)/ $(GENERIC_PLATFORM_DIR)/base-files/
 PKG_BUILD_DEPENDS:=opkg/host
diff --git a/package/base-files/files/etc/init.d/boot b/package/base-files/files/etc/init.d/boot
index 44b53fe27..7eb4541ce 100755
--- a/package/base-files/files/etc/init.d/boot
+++ b/package/base-files/files/etc/init.d/boot
@@ -15,13 +15,16 @@ system_config() {
 	config_get conloglevel "$cfg" conloglevel
 	config_get buffersize "$cfg" buffersize
 	[ -z "$conloglevel" -a -z "$buffersize" ] || dmesg ${conloglevel:+-n $conloglevel} ${buffersize:+-s $buffersize}
-	
+
 	config_get timezone "$cfg" timezone 'UTC'
 	echo "$timezone" > /tmp/TZ
 
 	config_get zonename "$cfg" zonename
 	[ -n "$zonename" ] && [ -f "/usr/share/zoneinfo/$zonename" ] && ln -s "/usr/share/zoneinfo/$zonename" /tmp/localtime
 
+	# apply timezone to kernel
+	date -k
+
 	if [ -x /sbin/syslogd ]; then
 		local args log_ip log_size log_port log_type log_file
 		config_get log_ip "$cfg" log_ip