diff --git a/quickemu b/quickemu
index bddb1bb36d..835e2286ef 100755
--- a/quickemu
+++ b/quickemu
@@ -1212,7 +1212,7 @@ function vm_boot() {
         args+=(-rtc base=localtime,clock=host,driftfix=slew)
     else
         # shellcheck disable=SC2054
-        args+=(-rtc base=utc,clock=host,driftfix=slew)
+        args+=(-rtc base=utc,clock=host)
     fi
 
     # shellcheck disable=SC2206