diff --git a/services/java/com/android/server/AlarmManagerService.java b/services/java/com/android/server/AlarmManagerService.java
index 4931cc7..cf3ecdc 100644
--- a/services/java/com/android/server/AlarmManagerService.java
+++ b/services/java/com/android/server/AlarmManagerService.java
@@ -281,10 +281,7 @@
             
             // Update the kernel timezone information
             // Kernel tracks time offsets as 'minutes west of GMT'
-            int gmtOffset = zone.getRawOffset();
-            if (zone.inDaylightTime(new Date(System.currentTimeMillis()))) {
-                gmtOffset += zone.getDSTSavings();
-            }
+            int gmtOffset = zone.getOffset(System.currentTimeMillis());
             setKernelTimezone(mDescriptor, -(gmtOffset / 60000));
         }
 
@@ -784,9 +781,8 @@
                 // based off of the current Zone gmt offset + userspace tracked
                 // daylight savings information.
                 TimeZone zone = TimeZone.getTimeZone(SystemProperties.get(TIMEZONE_PROPERTY));
-                int gmtOffset = (zone.getRawOffset() + zone.getDSTSavings()) / 60000;
-
-                setKernelTimezone(mDescriptor, -(gmtOffset));
+                int gmtOffset = zone.getOffset(System.currentTimeMillis());
+                setKernelTimezone(mDescriptor, -(gmtOffset / 60000));
             	scheduleDateChangedEvent();
             }
         }