diff --git a/repos/os/src/lib/timeout/timeout.cc b/repos/os/src/lib/timeout/timeout.cc
index 27739adee..f3a44a5e9 100644
--- a/repos/os/src/lib/timeout/timeout.cc
+++ b/repos/os/src/lib/timeout/timeout.cc
@@ -65,9 +65,11 @@ bool Timeout::Alarm::on_alarm(unsigned)
  ** Alarm_timeout_scheduler **
  *****************************/
 
-void Alarm_timeout_scheduler::handle_timeout(Duration curr_time)
+void Alarm_timeout_scheduler::handle_timeout(Duration)
 {
-	unsigned long const curr_time_us = curr_time.trunc_to_plain_us().value;
+	unsigned long const curr_time_us =
+		_time_source.curr_time().trunc_to_plain_us().value;
+
 	_alarm_scheduler.handle(curr_time_us);
 
 	unsigned long sleep_time_us;