diff --git a/timezone-java.spec b/timezone-java.spec
index 18170f8..b0110f1 100644
--- a/timezone-java.spec
+++ b/timezone-java.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package timezone-java
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2013 SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
+# Copyright (c) 2014 SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
 #
 # All modifications and additions to the file contributed by third parties
 # remain the property of their copyright owners, unless otherwise agreed
diff --git a/timezone.changes b/timezone.changes
index 1e90569..e8574ad 100644
--- a/timezone.changes
+++ b/timezone.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Mon Feb 10 21:10:49 UTC 2014 - dmueller@suse.com
+
+- install /etc/localtime as symlink to UTC by default 
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Mon Oct 28 09:32:47 UTC 2013 - dmueller@suse.com
 
diff --git a/timezone.spec b/timezone.spec
index 8948db2..0cd2c93 100644
--- a/timezone.spec
+++ b/timezone.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package timezone
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2013 SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
+# Copyright (c) 2014 SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
 #
 # All modifications and additions to the file contributed by third parties
 # remain the property of their copyright owners, unless otherwise agreed
@@ -80,7 +80,11 @@ cp -a zoneinfo-leaps %{buildroot}%{_prefix}/share/zoneinfo/right
 mkdir -p %{buildroot}/etc
 rm -f  %{buildroot}/etc/localtime
 rm -f  %{buildroot}%{_prefix}/share/zoneinfo/posixrules
+%if 0%{?suse_version} >= 1230
+ln -sf %{_prefix}/share/zoneinfo/%{AREA}/%{ZONE} %{buildroot}/etc/localtime
+%else
 cp -fp %{buildroot}%{_prefix}/share/zoneinfo/%{AREA}/%{ZONE} %{buildroot}/etc/localtime
+%endif
 ln -sf /etc/localtime      %{buildroot}%{_prefix}/share/zoneinfo/posixrules
 install -m 644 iso3166.tab %{buildroot}%{_prefix}/share/zoneinfo/iso3166.tab
 install -m 644 zone.tab    %{buildroot}%{_prefix}/share/zoneinfo/zone.tab