diff --git a/dom0/pm-utils/01qubes-sync-vms-clock b/dom0/pm-utils/01qubes-sync-vms-clock
index b8a6bf5c..0980aced 100755
--- a/dom0/pm-utils/01qubes-sync-vms-clock
+++ b/dom0/pm-utils/01qubes-sync-vms-clock
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ sync_qubes_vms_wallclock()
 DATE=$(date)
 echo
 echo "Syncing VMs clock to: $DATE"
-qvm-run --all -u root "date -s \"$DATE\""
+qvm-run --all --exclude=`qvm-get-clockvm` -u root "date -s \"$DATE\""
 }
 
 case "$1" in