diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index ae93abda6..2989a36f9 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -139,6 +139,7 @@ if (SYSTEM_DATE)
   message(STATUS "Using system-installed Date")
 else()
   set(BUILD_TZ_LIB ON CACHE BOOL "build/install of TZ library" FORCE)
+  set(USE_SYSTEM_TZ_DB ON CACHE BOOL "Fix the build already" FORCE)
   add_subdirectory(extern/date EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL)
   list(APPEND DEPENDENCIES_INCLUDE_DIRS extern/date/include)
   list(APPEND DEPENDENCIES_LIBRARIES date date-tz)