diff --git a/package/tz/tz.mk b/package/tz/tz.mk
index 4d1c8c4d61..6b1f9f4d24 100644
--- a/package/tz/tz.mk
+++ b/package/tz/tz.mk
@@ -26,13 +26,13 @@ define TZ_INSTALL_TARGET_CMDS
 	mkdir -p $(TARGET_DIR)/usr/share/zoneinfo/uclibc
 	cp -a $(@D)/output/* $(TARGET_DIR)/usr/share/zoneinfo/uclibc
 	if [ -n "$(TZ_LOCALTIME)" ]; then \
-		if [ ! -f $(TARGET_DIR)/usr/share/zoneinfo/uclibc/$(TZDATA_LOCALTIME) ]; then \
+		if [ ! -f $(TARGET_DIR)/usr/share/zoneinfo/uclibc/$(TZ_LOCALTIME) ]; then \
 			printf "Error: '%s' is not a valid timezone, check your BR2_TARGET_LOCALTIME setting\n" \
-			"$(TZDATA_LOCALTIME)"; \
+				"$(TZ_LOCALTIME)"; \
 			exit 1; \
 		fi; \
 		cd $(TARGET_DIR)/etc; \
-		ln -sf ../usr/share/zoneinfo/uclibc/$(TZDATA_LOCALTIME) TZ; \
+		ln -sf ../usr/share/zoneinfo/uclibc/$(TZ_LOCALTIME) TZ; \
 	fi
 endef