diff --git a/salt/modules/timezone.py b/salt/modules/timezone.py
index 8b00ac1f8f4c..8e64e07e2d0f 100644
--- a/salt/modules/timezone.py
+++ b/salt/modules/timezone.py
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ def _timedatectl():
     """
     get the output of timedatectl
     """
-    ret = __salt__["cmd.run_all"](["timedatectl"], python_shell=False)
+    ret = __salt__["cmd.run"]("timedatectl", python_shell=False)
 
     if ret["retcode"] != 0:
         msg = "timedatectl failed: {}".format(ret["stderr"])