diff --git a/src/kernel/libroot/os/time.c b/src/kernel/libroot/os/time.c
index 8a5d21abcd..524311d056 100644
--- a/src/kernel/libroot/os/time.c
+++ b/src/kernel/libroot/os/time.c
@@ -7,29 +7,29 @@
 #include <OS.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include "syscalls.h"
+#include "real_time_data.h"
 
 static volatile bigtime_t *sBootTime = NULL;
 
-
-status_t
-setup_rtc_area()
+static status_t
+setup_rtc_boottime()
 {
-	area_id rtcArea = find_area("rtc_region");
+	area_id dataArea = find_area("real time data userland");
 	area_info info;
 	status_t err;
 	
-	if (rtcArea < 0) {
-		printf("setup_rtc_area: error finding rtc_region %s\n",
-			strerror(rtcArea));
-		return rtcArea;
+	if (dataArea < 0) {
+		printf("setup_rtc_boottime: error finding real time data area %s\n",
+			strerror(dataArea));
+		return dataArea;
 	}
 
-	err = get_area_info(rtcArea, &info);
+	err = get_area_info(dataArea, &info);
 	if (err < B_OK) {
-		printf("setup_rtc_area: error getting rtc_region info\n");
+		printf("setup_rtc_boottime: error getting real time data info\n");
 		return err;
 	}
-	sBootTime = (bigtime_t *)info.address;
+	sBootTime = &((struct real_time_data *)info.address)->boot_time;
 	return B_OK;	
 }
 
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ setup_rtc_area()
 uint32
 real_time_clock(void)
 {
-	if (!sBootTime && (setup_rtc_area()!=B_OK))
+	if (!sBootTime && (setup_rtc_boottime()!=B_OK))
 		return 0;
 	return (*sBootTime + system_time()) / 1000000;
 }
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ set_real_time_clock(uint32 secs)
 bigtime_t
 real_time_clock_usecs(void)
 {
-	if (!sBootTime && (setup_rtc_area() != B_OK))
+	if (!sBootTime && (setup_rtc_boottime() != B_OK))
 		return 0;
 	return *sBootTime + system_time();
 }