diff --git a/src/system/libroot/os/arch/x86/time.c b/src/system/libroot/os/arch/x86/time.c
index 307af3ffc4..f8ccc1e824 100644
--- a/src/system/libroot/os/arch/x86/time.c
+++ b/src/system/libroot/os/arch/x86/time.c
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ __arch_init_time(struct real_time_data *data, bool setDefaults)
 bigtime_t
 __arch_get_system_time_offset(struct real_time_data *data)
 {
-	return atomic_get64(&data->arch_data.system_time_offset);
+	//we don't use atomic_get64 because memory is read-only, maybe find another way to lock
+	return data->arch_data.system_time_offset;
 }