diff --git a/package/lean/vsftpd-alt/files/vsftpd_prepare b/package/lean/vsftpd-alt/files/vsftpd_prepare
index 29169ab33c..612e90b5aa 100755
--- a/package/lean/vsftpd-alt/files/vsftpd_prepare
+++ b/package/lean/vsftpd-alt/files/vsftpd_prepare
@@ -253,5 +253,6 @@ else
 fi
 
 output_const "seccomp_sandbox" NO
+output_const "use_localtime" YES
 
 exit 0