2 files changed, 5 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/src/mem/ruby/common/Consumer.cc b/src/mem/ruby/common/Consumer.cc
index b7d31ccb0..9f3735709 100644
--- a/src/mem/ruby/common/Consumer.cc
+++ b/src/mem/ruby/common/Consumer.cc
@@ -31,19 +31,15 @@
 void
 Consumer::scheduleEvent(Cycles timeDelta)
 {
-    timeDelta += em->curCycle();
-    scheduleEventAbsolute(timeDelta);
+    scheduleEventAbsolute(em->clockEdge(timeDelta));
 }
 
 void
-Consumer::scheduleEventAbsolute(Cycles timeAbs)
+Consumer::scheduleEventAbsolute(Tick evt_time)
 {
-    Tick evt_time = em->clockPeriod() * timeAbs;
     if (!alreadyScheduled(evt_time)) {
         // This wakeup is not redundant
         ConsumerEvent *evt = new ConsumerEvent(this);
-        assert(timeAbs > em->curCycle());
-
         em->schedule(evt, evt_time);
         insertScheduledWakeupTime(evt_time);
     }
diff --git a/src/mem/ruby/common/Consumer.hh b/src/mem/ruby/common/Consumer.hh
index c1b4d70b1..57ee69f3e 100644
--- a/src/mem/ruby/common/Consumer.hh
+++ b/src/mem/ruby/common/Consumer.hh
@@ -87,8 +87,10 @@ class Consumer
         m_scheduled_wakeups.erase(time);
     }
 
+    void scheduleEventAbsolute(Tick timeAbs);
+
+  protected:
     void scheduleEvent(Cycles timeDelta);
-    void scheduleEventAbsolute(Cycles timeAbs);
 
   private:
     Tick m_last_scheduled_wakeup;