diff --git a/ports/unix/fatfs_port.c b/ports/unix/fatfs_port.c
index 30f1959f52..4ec5b919ab 100644
--- a/ports/unix/fatfs_port.c
+++ b/ports/unix/fatfs_port.c
@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
+#include <time.h>
 #include "lib/oofatfs/ff.h"
 
 DWORD get_fattime(void) {
-    return 0;
+    time_t now = time(NULL);
+    struct tm *tm = localtime(&now);
+    return ((1900 + tm->tm_year - 1980) << 25)
+           | (tm->tm_mon << 21)
+           | (tm->tm_mday << 16)
+           | (tm->tm_hour << 11)
+           | (tm->tm_min << 5)
+           | (tm->tm_sec / 2);
 }