diff --git a/etc/Makefile b/etc/Makefile
index 397e33bc7687..87f7b2d26760 100644
--- a/etc/Makefile
+++ b/etc/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#	$NetBSD: Makefile,v 1.156 2000/08/02 14:40:45 hubertf Exp $
+#	$NetBSD: Makefile,v 1.157 2000/08/03 13:00:02 kleink Exp $
 #	from: @(#)Makefile	8.7 (Berkeley) 5/25/95
 
 # Environment variables without default values:
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
 .include <bsd.own.mk>
 
 TZDIR=		/usr/share/zoneinfo
-LOCALTIME?=	Factory
+LOCALTIME?=	UTC
 
 # setting NOOBJ prevents "make obj" from doing anything;
 # an objdir would break the installation stuff below