diff --git a/gnu/packages/base.scm b/gnu/packages/base.scm
index 66c5b7d237..72e34a4515 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/base.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/base.scm
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ (define-module (gnu packages base)
   #:use-module (guix git-download)
   #:use-module (guix build-system gnu)
   #:use-module (guix build-system trivial)
+  #:use-module (guix search-paths)
   #:use-module (ice-9 format)
   #:use-module (ice-9 match)
   #:use-module (ice-9 optargs)
@@ -1102,7 +1103,8 @@ (define (linker-script? file)
     ;; distros.
     (list (search-path-specification
            (variable "GUIX_LOCPATH")
-           (files '("lib/locale")))))
+           (files '("lib/locale")))
+          $TZDIR))
 
    (synopsis "The GNU C Library")
    (description