Index: boot/freeldr/freeldr/arch/i386/pcrtc.c
===================================================================
--- boot/freeldr/freeldr/arch/i386/pcrtc.c	(revision 36330)
+++ boot/freeldr/freeldr/arch/i386/pcrtc.c	(working copy)
@@ -48,20 +48,27 @@
        * CF set on error
        */
       Regs.b.ah = 0x04;
-      Int386(0x1A, &Regs, &Regs);
-
-      if (NULL != Year)
+      do
         {
-          *Year = 100 * BCD_INT(Regs.b.ch) + BCD_INT(Regs.b.cl);
+          Int386(0x1A, &Regs, &Regs);
         }
-      if (NULL != Month)
+      while ((Regs.x.eflags & I386FLAG_CF) != 0);
+
+      if ((Regs.x.eflags & I386FLAG_CF) == 0) 
         {
-          *Month = BCD_INT(Regs.b.dh);
+          if (NULL != Year)
+          {
+            *Year = 100 * BCD_INT(Regs.b.ch) + BCD_INT(Regs.b.cl);
+          }
+        if (NULL != Month)
+          {
+            *Month = BCD_INT(Regs.b.dh);
+          }
+        if (NULL != Day)
+          {
+            *Day = BCD_INT(Regs.b.dl);
+          }
         }
-      if (NULL != Day)
-        {
-          *Day = BCD_INT(Regs.b.dl);
-        }
     }
 
   if (NULL != Hour || NULL != Minute || NULL != Second)
@@ -84,20 +91,27 @@
        * CF set on error (i.e. clock not running or in middle of update)
        */
       Regs.b.ah = 0x02;
-      Int386(0x1A, &Regs, &Regs);
-
-      if (NULL != Hour)
+      do
         {
-          *Hour = BCD_INT(Regs.b.ch);
+          Int386(0x1A, &Regs, &Regs);
         }
-      if (NULL != Minute)
+      while ((Regs.x.eflags & I386FLAG_CF) != 0);
+
+      if ((Regs.x.eflags & I386FLAG_CF) == 0) 
         {
-          *Minute = BCD_INT(Regs.b.cl);
+        if (NULL != Hour)
+          {
+            *Hour = BCD_INT(Regs.b.ch);
+          }
+        if (NULL != Minute)
+          {
+            *Minute = BCD_INT(Regs.b.cl);
+          }
+        if (NULL != Second)
+          {
+            *Second = BCD_INT(Regs.b.dh);
+          }
         }
-      if (NULL != Second)
-        {
-          *Second = BCD_INT(Regs.b.dh);
-        }
     }
 }