diff --git a/kernel/time.c b/kernel/time.c
index effac57..d3617db 100644
--- a/kernel/time.c
+++ b/kernel/time.c
@@ -142,9 +142,9 @@
 		struct timespec adjust;
 
 		persistent_clock_is_local = 1;
-		adjust = current_kernel_time();
-		adjust.tv_sec += sys_tz.tz_minuteswest * 60;
-		do_settimeofday(&adjust);
+		adjust.tv_sec = sys_tz.tz_minuteswest * 60;
+		adjust.tv_nsec = 0;
+		timekeeping_inject_offset(&adjust);
 	}
 }