diff --git a/modules/openstack_project/manifests/template.pp b/modules/openstack_project/manifests/template.pp
index fa77822cd9..b3c791842d 100644
--- a/modules/openstack_project/manifests/template.pp
+++ b/modules/openstack_project/manifests/template.pp
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ class openstack_project::template (
   }
 
   class { 'timezone':
-    timezone => 'UTC',
+    timezone => 'Etc/UTC',
   }