diff --git a/recipes-bsp/early-date/early-date_1.bb b/recipes-bsp/early-date/early-date_1.bb
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+DESCRIPTION = "Set an early date on RTC less systems"
+LICENSE = "MIT"
+LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://${COREBASE}/LICENSE;md5=3f40d7994397109285ec7b81fdeb3b58"
+
+SRC_URI = "\
+	file://early-date \
+	file://early-date.service"
+
+FILES_${PN} = "${systemd_unitdir}/system /sbin"
+RDPEPENDS_${PN} = "systemd"
+
+do_install() {
+	install -d ${D}/sbin
+	install -d ${D}${systemd_unitdir}/system/basic.target.wants
+
+	# Copy the service file and link it
+	install -m 0644 ${WORKDIR}/early-date.service ${D}${systemd_unitdir}/system
+	ln -sf ../early-date.service ${D}${systemd_unitdir}/system/basic.target.wants/
+
+	# Hardcode to /sbin
+	# TODO: Set the date as of the build time..
+	install -m 0755 ${WORKDIR}/early-date ${D}/sbin
+}
diff --git a/recipes-bsp/early-date/files/early-date b/recipes-bsp/early-date/files/early-date
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+#!/bin/sh
+
+# Check if the year is lower than the lowest configured and then
+# set a default date
+YEAR=`date +%Y`
+
+if [ $YEAR -lt 2014 ]; then
+	date -s 2014.07.18-10:00:00
+	hwclock -w
+fi
diff --git a/recipes-bsp/early-date/files/early-date.service b/recipes-bsp/early-date/files/early-date.service
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+[Unit]
+Description=Early boot time for RTC less systems
+DefaultDependencies=no
+After=systemd-remount-fs.service
+Before=sysinit.target
+
+[Service]
+ExecStart=/sbin/early-date
+RemainAfterExit=No
+Type=oneshot
+StandardOutput=syslog
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=basic.target