diff --git a/arch/h8300/kernel/time.c b/arch/h8300/kernel/time.c
index 7f2d6cfbb4b6..165005aff9df 100644
--- a/arch/h8300/kernel/time.c
+++ b/arch/h8300/kernel/time.c
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ void h8300_timer_tick(void)
 	update_process_times(user_mode(get_irq_regs()));
 }
 
-void __init time_init(void)
+void read_persistent_clock(struct timespec *ts)
 {
 	unsigned int year, mon, day, hour, min, sec;
 
@@ -56,8 +56,12 @@ void __init time_init(void)
 #endif
 	if ((year += 1900) < 1970)
 		year += 100;
-	xtime.tv_sec = mktime(year, mon, day, hour, min, sec);
-	xtime.tv_nsec = 0;
+	ts->tv_sec = mktime(year, mon, day, hour, min, sec);
+	ts->tv_nsec = 0;
+}
+
+void __init time_init(void)
+{
 
 	h8300_timer_setup();
 }