diff --git a/internal/init/init.go b/internal/init/init.go
index 7d0c432f8..36b9fe93a 100644
--- a/internal/init/init.go
+++ b/internal/init/init.go
@@ -16,3 +16,10 @@
 // along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 package init
+
+import "os"
+
+func init() {
+	// All MinIO operations must be under UTC.
+	os.Setenv("TZ", "UTC")
+}
diff --git a/internal/init/init_darwin_amd64.go b/internal/init/init_darwin_amd64.go
index 7bc01758e..b72ba2a04 100644
--- a/internal/init/init_darwin_amd64.go
+++ b/internal/init/init_darwin_amd64.go
@@ -18,10 +18,15 @@
 package init
 
 import (
+	"os"
+
 	"github.com/klauspost/cpuid/v2"
 )
 
 func init() {
+	// All MinIO operations must be under UTC.
+	os.Setenv("TZ", "UTC")
+
 	// Temporary workaround for
 	// https://github.com/golang/go/issues/49233
 	// Keep until upstream has been fixed.