diff --git a/src/runtime/os_plan9.go b/src/runtime/os_plan9.go
index 6ddf1d21d4..59224bcfa8 100644
--- a/src/runtime/os_plan9.go
+++ b/src/runtime/os_plan9.go
@@ -222,6 +222,7 @@ func unminit() {
 // resources in minit, semacreate, or elsewhere. Do not take locks after calling this.
 //
 // This always runs without a P, so //go:nowritebarrierrec is required.
+//
 //go:nowritebarrierrec
 func mdestroy(mp *m) {
 }
@@ -595,18 +596,3 @@ func walltime() (sec int64, nsec int32) {
 	readtime(&t[0], 1, 1)
 	return timesplit(frombe(t[0]))
 }
-
-// Do not remove or change the type signature.
-// See comment in timestub.go.
-//
-//go:linkname time_now time.now
-func time_now() (sec int64, nsec int32, mono int64) {
-	var t [4]uint64
-	if readtime(&t[0], 1, 4) == 4 {
-		mono = int64(frombe(t[3])) // new kernel, use monotonic time
-	} else {
-		mono = int64(frombe(t[0])) // old kernel, fall back to unix time
-	}
-	sec, nsec = timesplit(frombe(t[0]))
-	return
-}
diff --git a/src/runtime/time_plan9.go b/src/runtime/time_plan9.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0bd165d07c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/runtime/time_plan9.go
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+// Copyright 2025 The Go Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
+// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
+//go:build !faketime
+
+package runtime
+
+import _ "unsafe" // for go:linkname
+
+// Do not remove or change the type signature.
+// See comment in timestub.go.
+//
+//go:linkname time_now time.now
+func time_now() (sec int64, nsec int32, mono int64) {
+	var t [4]uint64
+	if readtime(&t[0], 1, 4) == 4 {
+		mono = int64(frombe(t[3])) // new kernel, use monotonic time
+	} else {
+		mono = int64(frombe(t[0])) // old kernel, fall back to unix time
+	}
+	sec, nsec = timesplit(frombe(t[0]))
+	return
+}