diff --git a/privoxy/jcc.c b/privoxy/jcc.c
index 473d5ae..80fd510 100644
--- a/privoxy/jcc.c
+++ b/privoxy/jcc.c
@@ -2248,6 +2248,7 @@ int main(int argc, const char *argv[])
          {
             log_error(LOG_LEVEL_FATAL, "Home directory for %s undefined", pw->pw_name);
          }
+         tzset();
          if (chroot(pw->pw_dir) < 0)
          {
             log_error(LOG_LEVEL_FATAL, "Cannot chroot to %s", pw->pw_dir);