diff --git a/src/main/scala/rocketchip/BaseTop.scala b/src/main/scala/rocketchip/BaseTop.scala
index d17e95e4..99a5521e 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/rocketchip/BaseTop.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/rocketchip/BaseTop.scala
@@ -76,6 +76,8 @@ trait TopNetworkModule extends HasPeripheryParameters {
   val coreplexRtc  : Bool                          = Wire(outer.coreplex.module.io.rtcTick)
 
   io.success := outer.coreplex.module.io.success
+
+  outer.coreplex.module.io.rtcTick := coreplexRtc
   coreplexRtc := Counter(p(rocketchip.RTCPeriod)).inc()
 }