diff --git a/board/amd64/linux_defconfig b/board/amd64/linux_defconfig
index e3666d05..7c3eca33 100644
--- a/board/amd64/linux_defconfig
+++ b/board/amd64/linux_defconfig
@@ -152,6 +152,7 @@ CONFIG_USB_XHCI_HCD=y
 CONFIG_USB_EHCI_HCD=y
 CONFIG_USB_UHCI_HCD=y
 CONFIG_USB_STORAGE=y
+CONFIG_RTC_CLASS=y
 CONFIG_VIRTIO_PCI=y
 CONFIG_VIRTIO_BALLOON=y
 CONFIG_VIRTIO_INPUT=y
diff --git a/qemu/qemu.sh b/qemu/qemu.sh
index 058d19c0..3e02839f 100755
--- a/qemu/qemu.sh
+++ b/qemu/qemu.sh
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ run_qemu()
     local qemu
     read qemu <<EOF
 	$QEMU_MACHINE \
-	  -nographic \
+	  -nographic -rtc base=utc,clock=vm \
 	  $(loader_args) \
 	  $(rootfs_args) \
 	  $(rw_args) \