diff --git a/crates/rust-analyzer/src/tracing/config.rs b/crates/rust-analyzer/src/tracing/config.rs
index 5ab2dc2b67..02ae4186ab 100644
--- a/crates/rust-analyzer/src/tracing/config.rs
+++ b/crates/rust-analyzer/src/tracing/config.rs
@@ -58,14 +58,22 @@ where
         let writer = self.writer;
 
         let ra_fmt_layer = tracing_subscriber::fmt::layer()
-            .with_timer(
-                time::OffsetTime::local_rfc_3339()
-                    .expect("Could not get local offset, make sure you're on the main thread"),
-            )
             .with_target(false)
             .with_ansi(false)
-            .with_writer(writer)
-            .with_filter(targets_filter);
+            .with_writer(writer);
+
+        let ra_fmt_layer = match time::OffsetTime::local_rfc_3339() {
+            Ok(timer) => {
+                // If we can get the time offset, format logs with the timezone.
+                ra_fmt_layer.with_timer(timer).boxed()
+            }
+            Err(_) => {
+                // Use system time if we can't get the time offset. This should
+                // never happen on Linux, but can happen on e.g. OpenBSD.
+                ra_fmt_layer.boxed()
+            }
+        }
+        .with_filter(targets_filter);
 
         let chalk_layer = match self.chalk_filter {
             Some(chalk_filter) => {