diff --git a/src/corelib/time/qtimezone.cpp b/src/corelib/time/qtimezone.cpp
index a23b1e4c9e7..1da2e037c70 100644
--- a/src/corelib/time/qtimezone.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/time/qtimezone.cpp
@@ -1455,7 +1455,7 @@ QTimeZone QTimeZone::systemTimeZone()
 */
 QTimeZone QTimeZone::utc()
 {
-    return QTimeZone(0);
+    return QTimeZone(*new QUtcTimeZonePrivate());
 }
 
 /*!