diff --git a/pkg/machine/e2e/init_test.go b/pkg/machine/e2e/init_test.go
index 96bd48fd1e..0e638ba0da 100644
--- a/pkg/machine/e2e/init_test.go
+++ b/pkg/machine/e2e/init_test.go
@@ -136,12 +136,11 @@ var _ = Describe("podman machine init", func() {
 		Expect(foundMemory).To(BeNumerically(">", 3800000))
 		Expect(foundMemory).To(BeNumerically("<", 4200000))
 
-		// TODO timezone setting is broken in FCOS rn.  It is either ignition or a change in fedora.
-		// sshTimezone := sshMachine{}
-		// timezoneSession, err := mb.setName(name).setCmd(sshTimezone.withSSHCommand([]string{"date"})).run()
-		// Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
-		// Expect(timezoneSession).To(Exit(0))
-		// Expect(timezoneSession.outputToString()).To(ContainSubstring("HST"))
+		sshTimezone := sshMachine{}
+		timezoneSession, err := mb.setName(name).setCmd(sshTimezone.withSSHCommand([]string{"date"})).run()
+		Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+		Expect(timezoneSession).To(Exit(0))
+		Expect(timezoneSession.outputToString()).To(ContainSubstring("HST"))
 	})
 
 	It("machine init with volume", func() {
diff --git a/pkg/machine/ignition.go b/pkg/machine/ignition.go
index 4bb41376e7..ac457360d1 100644
--- a/pkg/machine/ignition.go
+++ b/pkg/machine/ignition.go
@@ -127,8 +127,11 @@ func (ign *DynamicIgnition) GenerateIgnitionConfig() error {
 				User:      GetNodeUsr("root"),
 			},
 			LinkEmbedded1: LinkEmbedded1{
-				Hard:   BoolToPtr(false),
-				Target: filepath.Join("/usr/share/zoneinfo", tz),
+				Hard: BoolToPtr(false),
+				// We always want this value in unix form (/path/to/something) because this is being
+				// set in the machine OS (always Linux).  However, filepath.join on windows will use a "\\"
+				// separator; therefore we use ToSlash to convert the path to unix style
+				Target: filepath.ToSlash(filepath.Join("/usr/share/zoneinfo", tz)),
 			},
 		}
 		ignStorage.Links = append(ignStorage.Links, tzLink)