diff --git a/src/time/__tz.c b/src/time/__tz.c
index c34b3eb7..54ed4cf6 100644
--- a/src/time/__tz.c
+++ b/src/time/__tz.c
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ weak_alias(__tzname, tzname);
 
 static char std_name[TZNAME_MAX+1];
 static char dst_name[TZNAME_MAX+1];
-const char __utc[] = "UTC";
 
 static int dst_off;
 static int r0[5], r1[5];
diff --git a/src/time/__utc.c b/src/time/__utc.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9e8bfc58
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/time/__utc.c
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#include "time_impl.h"
+
+const char __utc[] = "UTC";