diff --git a/run/python3.run b/run/python3.run
index ff03b84..093c14e 100644
--- a/run/python3.run
+++ b/run/python3.run
@@ -30,7 +30,10 @@ build {
 # Generate config
 #
 
-set config {
+proc rtc_start_attr { } {
+	if {[have_spec linux]} { return {ld="no"} } else { return "" } }
+
+install_config {
 <config verbose="yes">
 	<parent-provides>
 		<service name="ROM"/>
@@ -48,7 +51,7 @@ set config {
 		<resource name="RAM" quantum="1M"/>
 		<provides><service name="Timer" /></provides>
 	</start>
-	<start name="rtc_drv">
+	<start name="rtc_drv" } [rtc_start_attr] {>
 		<resource name="RAM" quantum="1M"/>
 		<provides> <service name="Rtc"/> </provides>
 	</start>
@@ -103,10 +106,8 @@ print("Hello again")
 			<libc stdin="/dev/zero" stdout="/dev/log" stderr="/dev/log" rtc="/dev/rtc"/>
 		</config>
 	</start>
-</config>
-}
+</config>}
 
-install_config $config
 
 #
 # Boot modules
diff --git a/src/app/python3/main.cc b/src/app/python3/main.cc
index 01a8512..55500f0 100644
--- a/src/app/python3/main.cc
+++ b/src/app/python3/main.cc
@@ -76,12 +76,8 @@ struct Python::Main
 			Py_SetPath(wbuf);
 		}
 
-		if (_config.xml().has_attribute("verbose")) {
-			bool verbose;
-			_config.xml().attribute("verbose").value(&verbose);
-			if (verbose)
-				Py_VerboseFlag = 1;
-		}
+		if (_config.xml().attribute_value("verbose", false))
+			Py_VerboseFlag = 1;
 
 		//don't need the 'site' module
 		Py_NoSiteFlag = 1;