diff --git a/hw/qxl.c b/hw/qxl.c
index a6fb7f0..7be7c9a 100644
--- a/hw/qxl.c
+++ b/hw/qxl.c
@@ -319,6 +319,7 @@ static void interface_set_mm_time(QXLInstance *sin, uint32_t mm_time)
 
     qxl->shadow_rom.mm_clock = cpu_to_le32(mm_time);
     qxl->rom->mm_clock = cpu_to_le32(mm_time);
+    qxl->ssd.mm_clock = mm_time;
     qxl_rom_set_dirty(qxl);
 }
 
diff --git a/ui/spice-display.c b/ui/spice-display.c
index feeee73..e5f3093 100644
--- a/ui/spice-display.c
+++ b/ui/spice-display.c
@@ -70,7 +70,6 @@ static SimpleSpiceUpdate *qemu_spice_create_update(SimpleSpiceDisplay *ssd)
     QXLCommand *cmd;
     uint8_t *src, *dst;
     int by, bw, bh;
-    struct timespec time_space;
 
     if (qemu_spice_rect_is_empty(&ssd->dirty)) {
         return NULL;
@@ -97,10 +96,7 @@ static SimpleSpiceUpdate *qemu_spice_create_update(SimpleSpiceDisplay *ssd)
     drawable->surfaces_dest[0] = -1;
     drawable->surfaces_dest[1] = -1;
     drawable->surfaces_dest[2] = -1;
-    clock_gettime(CLOCK_MONOTONIC, &time_space);
-    /* time in milliseconds from epoch. */
-    drawable->mm_time = time_space.tv_sec * 1000
-                      + time_space.tv_nsec / 1000 / 1000;
+    drawable->mm_time = ssd->mm_clock;
 
     drawable->u.copy.rop_descriptor  = SPICE_ROPD_OP_PUT;
     drawable->u.copy.src_bitmap      = (intptr_t)image;
@@ -290,8 +286,10 @@ static void interface_set_compression_level(QXLInstance *sin, int level)
 
 static void interface_set_mm_time(QXLInstance *sin, uint32_t mm_time)
 {
+    SimpleSpiceDisplay *ssd = container_of(sin, SimpleSpiceDisplay, qxl);
+
     dprint(3, "%s:\n", __FUNCTION__);
-    /* nothing to do */
+    ssd->mm_clock = mm_time;
 }
 
 static void interface_get_init_info(QXLInstance *sin, QXLDevInitInfo *info)
diff --git a/ui/spice-display.h b/ui/spice-display.h
index 2f95f68..68272e1 100644
--- a/ui/spice-display.h
+++ b/ui/spice-display.h
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ struct SimpleSpiceDisplay {
     QXLWorker *worker;
     QXLInstance qxl;
     uint32_t unique;
+    uint32_t mm_clock;
     QemuPfConv *conv;
 
     QXLRect dirty;