diff --git a/qemu-char.c b/qemu-char.c
index 1be1cf6..d7abf9a 100644
--- a/qemu-char.c
+++ b/qemu-char.c
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@
                 int64_t ti;
                 int secs;
 
-                ti = qemu_get_clock_ms(rt_clock);
+                ti = qemu_clock_get_ms(QEMU_CLOCK_REALTIME);
                 if (d->timestamps_start == -1)
                     d->timestamps_start = ti;
                 ti -= d->timestamps_start;