diff --git a/platform/ios/MGLMapboxEvents.m b/platform/ios/MGLMapboxEvents.m
index c9c125dee..bd9fc9165 100644
--- a/platform/ios/MGLMapboxEvents.m
+++ b/platform/ios/MGLMapboxEvents.m
@@ -164,8 +164,9 @@ NSString *const MGLEventGestureRotateStart = @"Rotation";
         NSLocale *enUSPOSIXLocale = [[NSLocale alloc] initWithLocaleIdentifier:@"en_US_POSIX"];
         
         [_rfc3339DateFormatter setLocale:enUSPOSIXLocale];
-        [_rfc3339DateFormatter setDateFormat:@"yyyy'-'MM'-'dd'T'HH':'mm':'ss'Z'"];
-        [_rfc3339DateFormatter setTimeZone:[NSTimeZone timeZoneForSecondsFromGMT:0]];
+        [_rfc3339DateFormatter setDateFormat:@"yyyy'-'MM'-'dd'T'HH':'mm':'ss z Z"];
+        [NSTimeZone resetSystemTimeZone];
+        [_rfc3339DateFormatter setTimeZone:[NSTimeZone systemTimeZone]];
     }
     return self;
 }