diff --git a/src/eitd/sectionsd.cpp b/src/eitd/sectionsd.cpp
index fd0601f2b..b4f7601b8 100644
--- a/src/eitd/sectionsd.cpp
+++ b/src/eitd/sectionsd.cpp
@@ -162,15 +162,6 @@ CSdtThread threadSDT;
 static int64_t lockstart = 0;
 #endif
 
-inline time_t build_time()
-{
-	static const char *built = __DATE__ " " __TIME__;
-	struct tm t;
-	t.tm_isdst = -1;
-	strptime(built, "%b %d %Y %H:%M:%S", &t);
-	return mktime(&t);
-}
-
 static int sectionsd_stop = 0;
 
 static bool slow_addevent = true;
@@ -1585,7 +1576,7 @@ void CTimeThread::run()
 					sleep_time = 5;
 			}
 			/* in case of wrong TDT date, dont send time is set */
-			if(time_ntp || (dvb_time > build_time())) {
+			if(time_ntp || (dvb_time > GetBuildTime())) {
 				sendTimeEvent(time_ntp, dvb_time);
 				debug(DEBUG_ERROR, "%s: Time set via %s, going to sleep for %d seconds.", name.c_str(),
 						time_ntp ? "NTP" : first_time ? "DVB (TDT)" : "DVB (TOT)", sleep_time);
diff --git a/src/system/helpers.cpp b/src/system/helpers.cpp
index 06b952c03..66a3425d2 100644
--- a/src/system/helpers.cpp
+++ b/src/system/helpers.cpp
@@ -2032,6 +2032,15 @@ bool isDigitWord(std::string str)
 	return true;
 }
 
+time_t GetBuildTime()
+{
+	static const char *built = __DATE__ " " __TIME__;
+	struct tm t;
+	t.tm_isdst = -1;
+	strptime(built, "%b %d %Y %H:%M:%S", &t);
+	return mktime(&t);
+}
+
 int getBoxMode()
 {
 	int boxmode = -1;
diff --git a/src/system/helpers.h b/src/system/helpers.h
index 5866052d1..f3372ee0e 100644
--- a/src/system/helpers.h
+++ b/src/system/helpers.h
@@ -196,6 +196,7 @@ bool downloadUrl(std::string url, std::string file, const std::string userAgent
 
 bool isDigitWord(std::string str);
 
+time_t GetBuildTime();
 int getBoxMode();
 int getActivePartition();