diff --git a/src/core/libraries/kernel/time.cpp b/src/core/libraries/kernel/time.cpp
index 2565b8078..508e54089 100644
--- a/src/core/libraries/kernel/time.cpp
+++ b/src/core/libraries/kernel/time.cpp
@@ -115,14 +115,16 @@ int PS4_SYSV_ABI sceKernelClockGettime(s32 clock_id, OrbisKernelTimespec* tp) {
         break;
     }
 
-    timespec t{};
-    int result = clock_gettime(pclock_id, &t);
-    tp->tv_sec = t.tv_sec;
-    tp->tv_nsec = t.tv_nsec;
-    if (result == 0) {
-        return ORBIS_OK;
+    time_t raw_time = time(nullptr);
+
+    if (raw_time == (time_t)(-1)) {
+        return ORBIS_KERNEL_ERROR_EINVAL;
     }
-    return ORBIS_KERNEL_ERROR_EINVAL;
+
+    tp->tv_sec = static_cast<long>(raw_time);
+    tp->tv_nsec = 0;
+
+    return ORBIS_OK;
 }
 
 int PS4_SYSV_ABI posix_clock_gettime(s32 clock_id, OrbisKernelTimespec* time) {