diff --git a/packages/sysutils/tz/system.d/tz-data.service b/packages/sysutils/tz/system.d/tz-data.service
index 657e153f1e..d54d32b8bb 100644
--- a/packages/sysutils/tz/system.d/tz-data.service
+++ b/packages/sysutils/tz/system.d/tz-data.service
@@ -2,13 +2,12 @@
 Description=Setup Timezone data
 DefaultDependencies=no
 Before=systemd-udevd.service
-After=var.mount
+After=var.mount systemd-tmpfiles-setup.service
 
 [Service]
 Type=oneshot
 Environment=TIMEZONE=UTC
 EnvironmentFile=-/storage/.cache/timezone
-ExecStartPre=/bin/mkdir -p /var/run
 ExecStart=/bin/ln -sf /usr/share/zoneinfo/${TIMEZONE} /var/run/localtime
 RemainAfterExit=yes
 StartLimitInterval=0