diff --git a/AK/Time.h b/AK/Time.h
index a5209908a9b..309218747b7 100644
--- a/AK/Time.h
+++ b/AK/Time.h
@@ -33,6 +33,16 @@ inline bool is_leap_year(int year)
     return year % 4 == 0 && (year % 100 != 0 || year % 400 == 0);
 }
 
+inline int years_to_days_since_epoch(int year)
+{
+    int days = 0;
+    for (int current_year = 1970; current_year < year; ++current_year)
+        days += 365 + is_leap_year(current_year);
+    for (int current_year = year; current_year < 1970; ++current_year)
+        days -= 365 + is_leap_year(current_year);
+    return days;
+}
+
 template<typename TimevalType>
 inline void timeval_sub(const TimevalType& a, const TimevalType& b, TimevalType& result)
 {
@@ -160,6 +170,7 @@ using AK::timespec_to_timeval;
 using AK::timeval_add;
 using AK::timeval_sub;
 using AK::timeval_to_timespec;
+using AK::years_to_days_since_epoch;
 using AK::operator<=;
 using AK::operator<;
 using AK::operator>;
diff --git a/Kernel/RTC.cpp b/Kernel/RTC.cpp
index d2944f7100e..25f494bd983 100644
--- a/Kernel/RTC.cpp
+++ b/Kernel/RTC.cpp
@@ -93,18 +93,6 @@ static unsigned days_in_months_since_start_of_year(unsigned month, unsigned year
     return days;
 }
 
-static unsigned days_in_years_since_epoch(unsigned year)
-{
-    unsigned days = 0;
-    while (year > 1969) {
-        days += 365;
-        if (is_leap_year(year))
-            ++days;
-        --year;
-    }
-    return days;
-}
-
 static u8 bcd_to_binary(u8 bcd)
 {
     return (bcd & 0x0F) + ((bcd >> 4) * 10);
@@ -160,7 +148,7 @@ time_t now()
 
     ASSERT(year >= 2018);
 
-    return days_in_years_since_epoch(year - 1) * 86400
+    return years_to_days_since_epoch(year) * 86400
         + days_in_months_since_start_of_year(month - 1, year) * 86400
         + (day - 1) * 86400
         + hour * 3600
diff --git a/Libraries/LibC/time.cpp b/Libraries/LibC/time.cpp
index fce068699a7..7a49ec8a95d 100644
--- a/Libraries/LibC/time.cpp
+++ b/Libraries/LibC/time.cpp
@@ -116,11 +116,7 @@ static time_t tm_to_time(struct tm* tm, long timezone_adjust_seconds)
         tm->tm_mon += 12;
     }
 
-    int days = 0;
-    for (int year = 70; year < tm->tm_year; ++year)
-        days += 365 + is_leap_year(1900 + year);
-    for (int year = tm->tm_year; year < 70; ++year)
-        days -= 365 + is_leap_year(1900 + year);
+    int days = years_to_days_since_epoch(1900 + tm->tm_year);
 
     tm->tm_yday = tm->tm_mday - 1;
     for (int month = 0; month < tm->tm_mon; ++month)