diff --git a/src/game/game_1668e0.c b/src/game/game_1668e0.c
index 39c6a0f98..0b483ba6a 100644
--- a/src/game/game_1668e0.c
+++ b/src/game/game_1668e0.c
@@ -7341,12 +7341,10 @@ glabel func0f16cde0
 /*  f16cde8:	ac244030 */ 	sw	$a0,0x4030($at)
 );
 
-GLOBAL_ASM(
-glabel getUptime
-/*  f16cdec:	3c018008 */ 	lui	$at,0x8008
-/*  f16cdf0:	03e00008 */ 	jr	$ra
-/*  f16cdf4:	c420403c */ 	lwc1	$f0,0x403c($at)
-);
+f32 getUptime(void)
+{
+	return g_Uptime;
+}
 
 GLOBAL_ASM(
 glabel func0f16cdf8
diff --git a/src/include/setup/setup_020df0.h b/src/include/setup/setup_020df0.h
index 7dccbf3ae..b99faddbc 100644
--- a/src/include/setup/setup_020df0.h
+++ b/src/include/setup/setup_020df0.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ extern void *filetable[];
 extern u32 var80084008;
 extern s32 var80084034;
 extern u32 var80084038;
+extern f32 g_Uptime;
 extern u32 var80084068;
 extern u32 var80084078;
 extern u32 var80084088;
diff --git a/src/setup/setup_020df0.c b/src/setup/setup_020df0.c
index e6b41c2a8..ab7a4c430 100644
--- a/src/setup/setup_020df0.c
+++ b/src/setup/setup_020df0.c
@@ -9584,7 +9584,7 @@ u32 var8008402c = 0x0000000a;
 u32 var80084030 = 0x00000014;
 s32 var80084034 = 0;
 u32 var80084038 = 0x00000000;
-u32 var8008403c = 0x00000000;
+f32 g_Uptime = 0;
 u32 var80084040 = 0x00000001;
 u32 var80084044 = 0x000005c8;
 u32 var80084048 = 0x00008068;