diff --git a/c/src/exec/libcsupport/ChangeLog b/c/src/exec/libcsupport/ChangeLog
index 6f89046aa5..56a6459357 100755
--- a/c/src/exec/libcsupport/ChangeLog
+++ b/c/src/exec/libcsupport/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2002-07-01	Joel Sherrill <joel@OARcorp.com>
+
+	* src/__times.c: Corrected from previous attempt to cleanup.
+
 2002-07-01	Ralf Corsepius <corsepiu@faw.uni-ulm.de>
 
 	* configure.ac: Remove RTEMS_PROJECT_ROOT.
diff --git a/c/src/exec/libcsupport/src/__times.c b/c/src/exec/libcsupport/src/__times.c
index 3b23f3764a..7c06a879f1 100644
--- a/c/src/exec/libcsupport/src/__times.c
+++ b/c/src/exec/libcsupport/src/__times.c
@@ -27,14 +27,19 @@ clock_t _times(
    struct tms  *ptms
 )
 {
-  rtems_status_code  status;
-  rtems_interval     ticks;
+  rtems_interval ticks;
 
   if ( !ptms ) {
     errno = EFAULT;
     return -1;
   }
 
+  /*
+   *  This call does not depend on TOD being initialized and can't fail.
+   */
+
+  (void) rtems_clock_get( RTEMS_CLOCK_GET_TICKS_SINCE_BOOT, &ticks );
+
   /*
    *  RTEMS technically has no notion of system versus user time 
    *  since there is no separation of OS from application tasks.
diff --git a/cpukit/libcsupport/ChangeLog b/cpukit/libcsupport/ChangeLog
index 2a4b757fe3..fbfdd602f1 100644
--- a/cpukit/libcsupport/ChangeLog
+++ b/cpukit/libcsupport/ChangeLog
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
 
+2002-07-01	Joel Sherrill <joel@OARcorp.com>
+
+	* src/__times.c: Corrected from previous attempt to cleanup.
+
 2002-07-01	Ralf Corsepius <corsepiu@faw.uni-ulm.de>
 
 	* configure.ac: Remove RTEMS_PROJECT_ROOT.
diff --git a/cpukit/libcsupport/src/__times.c b/cpukit/libcsupport/src/__times.c
index 3b23f3764a..7c06a879f1 100644
--- a/cpukit/libcsupport/src/__times.c
+++ b/cpukit/libcsupport/src/__times.c
@@ -27,14 +27,19 @@ clock_t _times(
    struct tms  *ptms
 )
 {
-  rtems_status_code  status;
-  rtems_interval     ticks;
+  rtems_interval ticks;
 
   if ( !ptms ) {
     errno = EFAULT;
     return -1;
   }
 
+  /*
+   *  This call does not depend on TOD being initialized and can't fail.
+   */
+
+  (void) rtems_clock_get( RTEMS_CLOCK_GET_TICKS_SINCE_BOOT, &ticks );
+
   /*
    *  RTEMS technically has no notion of system versus user time 
    *  since there is no separation of OS from application tasks.