diff --git a/src/utility/time/TimeService.cpp b/src/utility/time/TimeService.cpp
index 07d50fec6..32a20327c 100644
--- a/src/utility/time/TimeService.cpp
+++ b/src/utility/time/TimeService.cpp
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ static time_t const EPOCH_AT_COMPILE_TIME = cvt_time(__DATE__);
 
 TimeService::TimeService()
 : _con_hdl(nullptr)
-#ifdef ARDUINO_ARCH_SAMD
+#if defined (ARDUINO_ARCH_SAMD) || defined (TARGET_PORTENTA_H7)
 , _is_rtc_configured(false)
 #endif
 {
@@ -79,6 +79,13 @@ unsigned long TimeService::getTime()
     _is_rtc_configured = true;
   }
   return rtc.getEpoch();
+#elif TARGET_PORTENTA_H7
+  if(!_is_rtc_configured)
+  {
+    set_time(getRemoteTime());
+    _is_rtc_configured = true;
+  }
+  return time(NULL);
 #else
   return getRemoteTime();
 #endif
diff --git a/src/utility/time/TimeService.h b/src/utility/time/TimeService.h
index b6a4bb43a..cc200c813 100644
--- a/src/utility/time/TimeService.h
+++ b/src/utility/time/TimeService.h
@@ -28,6 +28,10 @@
   #include <RTCZero.h>
 #endif
 
+#ifdef TARGET_PORTENTA_H7
+  #include <mbed_rtc_time.h>
+#endif
+
 /**************************************************************************************
  * CLASS DECLARATION
  **************************************************************************************/
@@ -46,7 +50,7 @@ class TimeService
 private:
 
   ConnectionHandler * _con_hdl;
-#ifdef ARDUINO_ARCH_SAMD
+#if defined (ARDUINO_ARCH_SAMD) || defined (TARGET_PORTENTA_H7)
   bool _is_rtc_configured;
 #endif