@@ -, +, @@ 
---
 init.d/hwclock.in | 17 ++++++-----------
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)
--- a/init.d/hwclock.in	
+++ a/init.d/hwclock.in	
@@ -83,22 +83,17 @@ start()
 		fi
 	fi
 
+	# Always set the kernel's time zone.
+	_hwclock --systz $utc_cmd $clock_args
+	: $(( retval += $? ))
+
 	if [ -e /etc/adjtime ] && yesno $clock_adjfile; then
 		_hwclock --adjust $utc_cmd
 		: $(( retval += $? ))
 	fi
 
-	# If setting UTC, don't bother to run hwclock when first booting
-	# as that's the default
-	if [ "$PREVLEVEL" != N -o \
-		"$utc_cmd" != --utc -o \
-		-n "$clock_args" ];
-	then
-		if yesno ${clock_hctosys:-YES}; then
-			_hwclock --hctosys $utc_cmd $clock_args
-		else
-			_hwclock --systz $utc_cmd $clock_args
-		fi
+	if yesno ${clock_hctosys:-YES}; then
+		_hwclock --hctosys $utc_cmd $clock_args
 		: $(( retval += $? ))
 	fi
 
--