diff -Nru link/arch/mips/kernel/time.c.orig link/arch/mips/kernel/time.c
--- link/arch/mips/kernel/time.c.orig	Wed Jul 16 10:52:57 2003
+++ link/arch/mips/kernel/time.c	Wed Jul 23 09:52:53 2003
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@
 
 unsigned long (*rtc_get_time)(void) = null_rtc_get_time;
 int (*rtc_set_time)(unsigned long) = null_rtc_set_time;
+int (*rtc_set_mmss)(unsigned long);
 
 
 /*
@@ -370,12 +371,16 @@
 	    xtime.tv_sec > last_rtc_update + 660 &&
 	    xtime.tv_usec >= 500000 - ((unsigned) tick) / 2 &&
 	    xtime.tv_usec <= 500000 + ((unsigned) tick) / 2) {
-		if (rtc_set_time(xtime.tv_sec) == 0) {
+		int ret;
+		if (rtc_set_mmss)
+			ret = rtc_set_mmss(xtime.tv_sec);
+		else
+			ret = rtc_set_time(xtime.tv_sec);
+		if (ret == 0) 
 			last_rtc_update = xtime.tv_sec;
-		} else {
-			last_rtc_update = xtime.tv_sec - 600;
+		else 
 			/* do it again in 60 s */
-		}
+			last_rtc_update = xtime.tv_sec - 600;
 	}
 	read_unlock (&xtime_lock);
 
diff -Nru link/include/asm-mips/time.h.orig link/include/asm-mips/time.h
--- link/include/asm-mips/time.h.orig	Wed Jul 16 11:49:53 2003
+++ link/include/asm-mips/time.h	Wed Jul 23 09:51:58 2003
@@ -27,9 +27,12 @@
  * RTC ops.  By default, they point a no-RTC functions.
  *	rtc_get_time - mktime(year, mon, day, hour, min, sec) in seconds.
  *	rtc_set_time - reverse the above translation and set time to RTC.
+ *	rtc_set_mmss - similar to rtc_set_time, but only mim and sec need
+ *			to be set.  Used by RTC sync-up.
  */
 extern unsigned long (*rtc_get_time)(void);
 extern int (*rtc_set_time)(unsigned long);
+extern int (*rtc_set_mmss)(unsigned long);
 
 /*
  * to_tm() converts system time back to (year, mon, day, hour, min, sec).