diff --git a/library/roles/timezone/tasks/main.yml b/library/roles/timezone/tasks/main.yml
index c48234d9..57a0e911 100644
--- a/library/roles/timezone/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/library/roles/timezone/tasks/main.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
 ---
+- name: Set the timezone on Ubuntu >=18
+  command: timedatectl set-timezone {{ timezone }}
+  when: ansible_distribution_version is version_compare('18.04', '>=')
+  tags: timezone
+
 - name: Write the timezone file
   template: src=etc-timezone.j2 dest=/etc/timezone owner=root group=root mode=0644
   register: set_timezone