diff --git a/src/core/gcal-time-zone-monitor.c b/src/core/gcal-time-zone-monitor.c
index 26325e01..35f92d1a 100644
--- a/src/core/gcal-time-zone-monitor.c
+++ b/src/core/gcal-time-zone-monitor.c
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ on_timedate1_proxy_properties_changed_cb (GcalTimeZoneMonitor *self,
   if (timezone_variant)
     timezone_identifier = g_variant_get_string (timezone_variant, NULL);
 
-  self->timezone = g_time_zone_new (timezone_identifier);
+  self->timezone = g_time_zone_new_identifier (timezone_identifier);
 
   g_debug ("System timezone is %s", g_time_zone_get_identifier (self->timezone));