diff --git a/qemu-tool.c b/qemu-tool.c
index 183a583fec262c8c4f8663ff26067e7a481d5a74..edb84f5f5d49f96a78e7ef616c75f9098a2d6d0a 100644
--- a/qemu-tool.c
+++ b/qemu-tool.c
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ void monitor_protocol_event(MonitorEvent event, QObject *data)
 
 int64_t cpu_get_clock(void)
 {
-    abort();
+    return 0;
 }
 
 int64_t cpu_get_icount(void)