diff --git a/include/image-commands.mk b/include/image-commands.mk
index 939f5ef2db4..21f851d2054 100644
--- a/include/image-commands.mk
+++ b/include/image-commands.mk
@@ -541,8 +541,7 @@ define Build/zip
 	rm -rf $@.tmp
 	mkdir $@.tmp
 	mv $@ $@.tmp/$(word 1,$(1))
-
-	$(STAGING_DIR_HOST)/bin/zip -j -X \
+	TZ=UTC $(STAGING_DIR_HOST)/bin/zip -j -X \
 		$(if $(SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH),--mtime="$(SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH)") \
 		$(wordlist 2,$(words $(1)),$(1)) \
 		$@ $@.tmp/$(if $(word 1,$(1)),$(word 1,$(1)),$$(basename $@))