diff --git a/usr.sbin/bhyve/Makefile b/usr.sbin/bhyve/Makefile
--- a/usr.sbin/bhyve/Makefile
+++ b/usr.sbin/bhyve/Makefile
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@
 	qemu_fwcfg.c		\
 	qemu_loader.c		\
 	rfb.c			\
-	rtc.c			\
 	smbiostbl.c		\
 	sockstream.c		\
 	spinup_ap.c		\
diff --git a/usr.sbin/bhyve/amd64/Makefile.inc b/usr.sbin/bhyve/amd64/Makefile.inc
--- a/usr.sbin/bhyve/amd64/Makefile.inc
+++ b/usr.sbin/bhyve/amd64/Makefile.inc
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 	post.c		\
 	ps2kbd.c	\
 	ps2mouse.c	\
+	rtc.c		\
 	task_switch.c	\
 	xmsr.c
 
diff --git a/usr.sbin/bhyve/rtc.h b/usr.sbin/bhyve/amd64/rtc.h
rename from usr.sbin/bhyve/rtc.h
rename to usr.sbin/bhyve/amd64/rtc.h
diff --git a/usr.sbin/bhyve/rtc.c b/usr.sbin/bhyve/amd64/rtc.c
rename from usr.sbin/bhyve/rtc.c
rename to usr.sbin/bhyve/amd64/rtc.c
diff --git a/usr.sbin/bhyve/bhyverun.c b/usr.sbin/bhyve/bhyverun.c
--- a/usr.sbin/bhyve/bhyverun.c
+++ b/usr.sbin/bhyve/bhyverun.c
@@ -106,7 +106,9 @@
 #ifdef BHYVE_SNAPSHOT
 #include "snapshot.h"
 #endif
-#include "rtc.h"
+#ifdef __amd64__
+#include "amd64/rtc.h"
+#endif
 #include "vmgenc.h"
 #include "vmexit.h"
 #ifdef __amd64__
@@ -902,9 +904,11 @@
 		case 'e':
 			set_config_bool("x86.strictio", true);
 			break;
+#ifdef __amd64__
 		case 'u':
 			set_config_bool("rtc.use_localtime", false);
 			break;
+#endif
 		case 'U':
 			set_config_value("uuid", optarg);
 			break;
@@ -1036,7 +1040,9 @@
 	pci_irq_init(ctx);
 	ioapic_init(ctx);
 
+#ifdef __amd64__
 	rtc_init(ctx);
+#endif
 	sci_init(ctx);
 
 	if (qemu_fwcfg_init(ctx) != 0) {