diff --git a/src/builtin.c b/src/builtin.c
index c618cd52..ac36a7d6 100644
--- a/src/builtin.c
+++ b/src/builtin.c
@@ -1853,7 +1853,13 @@ static jv f_strftime(jq_state *jq, jv a, jv b) {
    * account ... */
   tzset();
 #endif
+#ifdef __NetBSD__
+  timezone_t tz_utc = tzalloc("UTC");
+  size_t n = strftime_z(tz_utc, buf, max_size, fmt, &tm);
+  tzfree(tz_utc);
+#else
   size_t n = strftime(buf, max_size, fmt, &tm);
+#endif
 #if defined(__APPLE__) || defined(__sun)
   if (tz) {
     setenv("TZ", tz, 1);