diff --git a/scp.c b/scp.c
index 4cc0c551..f786ca48 100644
--- a/scp.c
+++ b/scp.c
@@ -13905,7 +13905,7 @@ char pc_s[MAX_WIDTH + 33] = "";
 struct timespec time_now;
 
 if (sim_deb_switches & (SWMASK ('T') | SWMASK ('R') | SWMASK ('A'))) {
-    sim_rtcn_get_time(&time_now, 0);
+    sim_rtcn_debug_time(&time_now);
     if (sim_deb_switches & SWMASK ('R'))
         sim_timespec_diff (&time_now, &time_now, &sim_deb_basetime);
     if (sim_deb_switches & SWMASK ('T')) {
diff --git a/sim_timer.c b/sim_timer.c
index 88a47b87..0b0d7514 100644
--- a/sim_timer.c
+++ b/sim_timer.c
@@ -2200,6 +2200,11 @@ t_stat sim_timer_stop_svc (UNIT *uptr)
 return SCPE_STOP;
 }
 
+void sim_rtcn_debug_time (struct timespec *now)
+{
+clock_gettime (CLOCK_REALTIME, now);
+}
+
 void sim_rtcn_get_time (struct timespec *now, int tmr)
 {
 sim_debug (DBG_GET, &sim_timer_dev, "sim_rtcn_get_time(tmr=%d)\n", tmr);
diff --git a/sim_timer.h b/sim_timer.h
index 8e304914..ac9e509a 100644
--- a/sim_timer.h
+++ b/sim_timer.h
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@ double sim_timenow_double (void);
 int32 sim_rtcn_init (int32 time, int32 tmr);
 int32 sim_rtcn_init_unit (UNIT *uptr, int32 time, int32 tmr);
 int32 sim_rtcn_init_unit_ticks (UNIT *uptr, int32 time, int32 tmr, int32 ticksper);
+void sim_rtcn_debug_time (struct timespec *now);
 void sim_rtcn_get_time (struct timespec *now, int tmr);
 time_t sim_get_time (time_t *now);
 t_stat sim_rtcn_tick_ack (uint32 time, int32 tmr);