diff --git a/sys/kern/kern_tc.c b/sys/kern/kern_tc.c
index b019695fcb1..b6242604232 100644
--- a/sys/kern/kern_tc.c
+++ b/sys/kern/kern_tc.c
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ static struct timehands th0 = {
 	0,
 	18446744073709ULL,	/* 2^64/1000000 */
 	0,
-	{769769981, 0},		/* Tue May 24 08:59:41 GMT 1994 */
+	{1, 0},
 	{0, 0},
 	{0, 0},
 	1,