--- zzzz-none-000/linux-5.15.111/kernel/time/timekeeping.c	2023-05-11 14:00:40.000000000 +0000
+++ puma7-atom-6670-761/linux-5.15.111/kernel/time/timekeeping.c	2024-02-07 10:23:29.000000000 +0000
@@ -1619,7 +1619,13 @@
 	struct clocksource *clock;
 	unsigned long flags;
 
-	read_persistent_wall_and_boot_offset(&wall_time, &boot_offset);
+	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_TIME_ALWAYS_BOOT_AT_EPOCH)) {
+		wall_time = (struct timespec64){0};
+		boot_offset = (struct timespec64){0};
+	} else {
+		read_persistent_wall_and_boot_offset(&wall_time, &boot_offset);
+	}
+
 	if (timespec64_valid_settod(&wall_time) &&
 	    timespec64_to_ns(&wall_time) > 0) {
 		persistent_clock_exists = true;