diff --git a/usr.sbin/bsdinstall/scripts/jail b/usr.sbin/bsdinstall/scripts/jail
index d9b5c8eb3cb..3110f744207 100755
--- a/usr.sbin/bsdinstall/scripts/jail
+++ b/usr.sbin/bsdinstall/scripts/jail
@@ -137,6 +137,7 @@ trap error SIGINT	# SIGINT is bad again
 bsdinstall config  || error "Failed to save config"
 cp /etc/resolv.conf $1/etc
 cp /etc/localtime $1/etc
+cp /var/db/zoneinfo $1/var/db
 
 # Run post-install script
 if [ -f $TMPDIR/bsdinstall-installscript-ab ]; then