diff --git a/pkgs/applications/video/xbmc/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/video/xbmc/default.nix
index 55734e495391..d3b3556baf4d 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/video/xbmc/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/video/xbmc/default.nix
@@ -68,6 +68,11 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
     dontUseCmakeConfigure = true;
 
+    preConfigure = ''
+      substituteInPlace xbmc/linux/LinuxTimezone.cpp \
+        --replace 'usr/share/zoneinfo' 'etc/zoneinfo'
+    '';
+
     configureFlags = [
       "--enable-external-libraries"
       "--disable-webserver"