diff --git a/conf/type/__timezone/manifest b/conf/type/__timezone/manifest
index f2d064e8..ae281a84 100755
--- a/conf/type/__timezone/manifest
+++ b/conf/type/__timezone/manifest
@@ -23,4 +23,5 @@
 timezone="$__object_id"
 
 __package tzdata --state installed
-__link /etc/localtime --source /usr/share/zoneinfo/${timezone} --type symbolic
+require="__package/tzdata" __link /etc/localtime \
+   --source /usr/share/zoneinfo/${timezone} --type symbolic