diff --git a/descrip.mms b/descrip.mms
index 6f2fcae9..11a2ac7c 100644
--- a/descrip.mms
+++ b/descrip.mms
@@ -215,8 +215,9 @@ PCAP_SIMH_INC = /INCL=($(PCAP_DIR))
   @ ERROR_CONDITION = ((F$GETSYI("ARCH_NAME").EQS."Alpha").AND.(F$GETSYI("VERSION").LTS."V8.0").AND.("$(NOASYNCH)".EQS.""))
   @ IF (ERROR_CONDITION) THEN WRITE SYS$OUTPUT "*** WARNING **** Build should be invoked with /MACRO=NOASYNCH=1 on this platform"
   @ 'EXIT_ON_ERROR
+  @ DEFINE/USER SYS$ERROR NLA0:
   @ DEFINE/USER SYS$OUTPUT CC_VERSION.DAT
-  @ CC/VERSION
+  @ CC/DECC/VERSION
   @ OPEN /READ VERSION CC_VERSION.DAT
   @ READ VERSION CC_VERSION
   @ CLOSE VERSION
diff --git a/sim_timer.c b/sim_timer.c
index fbf5acf3..89a6759d 100644
--- a/sim_timer.c
+++ b/sim_timer.c
@@ -174,7 +174,6 @@ sys$waitfr (2);
 return sim_os_msec () - stime;
 }
 
-#if defined(SIM_ASYNCH_IO)
 #ifdef NEED_CLOCK_GETTIME
 int clock_gettime(int clk_id, struct timespec *tp)
 {
@@ -191,7 +190,6 @@ tp->tv_nsec = ns*100;
 return 0;
 }
 #endif /* CLOCK_REALTIME */
-#endif /* SIM_ASYNCH_IO */
 
 #elif defined (_WIN32)