diff --git a/usr.sbin/syslogd/syslogd.c b/usr.sbin/syslogd/syslogd.c
index 57fb25ce596b..e1807761ee1d 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/syslogd/syslogd.c
+++ b/usr.sbin/syslogd/syslogd.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/*	$NetBSD: syslogd.c,v 1.89 2008/11/03 22:59:51 christos Exp $	*/
+/*	$NetBSD: syslogd.c,v 1.90 2008/11/04 10:01:56 blymn Exp $	*/
 
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 1983, 1988, 1993, 1994
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ __COPYRIGHT("@(#) Copyright (c) 1983, 1988, 1993, 1994\
 #if 0
 static char sccsid[] = "@(#)syslogd.c	8.3 (Berkeley) 4/4/94";
 #else
-__RCSID("$NetBSD: syslogd.c,v 1.89 2008/11/03 22:59:51 christos Exp $");
+__RCSID("$NetBSD: syslogd.c,v 1.90 2008/11/04 10:01:56 blymn Exp $");
 #endif
 #endif /* not lint */
 
@@ -388,6 +388,7 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 		usage();
 
 	setlinebuf(stdout);
+	tzset(); /* init TZ information for localtime. */
 
 	if (user != NULL) {
 		if (isdigit((unsigned char)*user)) {