diff --git a/Source/Core/Common/Src/Timer.cpp b/Source/Core/Common/Src/Timer.cpp
index 039770ebd7..67bb6874b4 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Common/Src/Timer.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Common/Src/Timer.cpp
@@ -174,15 +174,23 @@ u64 Timer::GetTimeSinceJan1970()
 
 u64 Timer::GetLocalTimeSinceJan1970()
 {
-	time_t sysTime, tzDiff;
+	time_t sysTime, tzDiff, tzDST;
 	struct tm * gmTime;
 
 	time(&sysTime);
+
+	// Account for DST where needed
+	gmTime = localtime(&sysTime);
+	if(gmTime->tm_isdst == 1)
+		tzDST = 3600;
+	else
+		tzDST = 0;
+
 	// Lazy way to get local time in sec
 	gmTime	= gmtime(&sysTime);
 	tzDiff = sysTime - mktime(gmTime);
 
-	return (u64)(sysTime + tzDiff);
+	return (u64)(sysTime + tzDiff + tzDST);
 }
 
 // Return the current time formatted as Minutes:Seconds:Milliseconds
diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/Src/HW/EXI_DeviceIPL.cpp b/Source/Core/Core/Src/HW/EXI_DeviceIPL.cpp
index 7217cca819..29e7f71998 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/Src/HW/EXI_DeviceIPL.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/Src/HW/EXI_DeviceIPL.cpp
@@ -254,6 +254,9 @@ bool CEXIIPL::IsPresent()
 
 void CEXIIPL::TransferByte(u8& _uByte)
 {
+	// Seconds between 1.1.2000 and 4.1.2008 16:00:38
+	const u32 cWiiBias = 0x0F1114A6;
+
 	// The first 4 bytes must be the address
 	// If we haven't read it, do it now
 	if (m_uPosition < 4)
@@ -267,7 +270,8 @@ void CEXIIPL::TransferByte(u8& _uByte)
 		if (m_uPosition == 3)
 		{
 			// Get the time ... 
-            u32 GCTime = CEXIIPL::GetGCTime();
+			// Subtract Wii bias
+            u32 GCTime = CEXIIPL::GetGCTime() - cWiiBias;
 			u8* pGCTime = (u8*)&GCTime;
 			for (int i=0; i<4; i++)
 			{
@@ -405,8 +409,7 @@ void CEXIIPL::TransferByte(u8& _uByte)
 u32 CEXIIPL::GetGCTime()
 {
 	u64 ltime = 0;
-	const u32 cJanuary2000 = 0x386D42C0;  // Seconds between 1.1.1970 and 1.1.2000
-	const u32 cWiiBias     = 0x0F111566;  // Seconds between 1.1.2000 and 5.1.2008 (Wii epoch)
+	const u32 cJanuary2000 = 0x386D4380;  // Seconds between 1.1.1970 and 1.1.2000
 
 #if defined(HAVE_WX) && HAVE_WX
 	// hack in some netplay stuff
@@ -415,10 +418,7 @@ u32 CEXIIPL::GetGCTime()
 	if (0 == ltime)
 		ltime = Common::Timer::GetLocalTimeSinceJan1970();
 
-	if (SConfig::GetInstance().m_LocalCoreStartupParameter.bWii)
-		return ((u32)ltime - cJanuary2000 - cWiiBias/* + 32434790*/);
-	else
-		return ((u32)ltime - cJanuary2000);
+	return ((u32)ltime - cJanuary2000);
 
 #if 0
 	// (mb2): I think we can get rid of the IPL bias.