diff --git a/frontend/ui/elements/common_settings_menu_table.lua b/frontend/ui/elements/common_settings_menu_table.lua
index e42ad92d2..6d5ffa31e 100644
--- a/frontend/ui/elements/common_settings_menu_table.lua
+++ b/frontend/ui/elements/common_settings_menu_table.lua
@@ -51,83 +51,84 @@ if Device:canToggleMassStorage() then
     }
 end
 
-if Device:setDateTime() then
-    common_settings.time = {
-        text = _("Time and date"),
-        sub_item_table = {
-          {
-            text = _("12-hour clock"),
-            keep_menu_open = true,
-            checked_func = function()
-                return G_reader_settings:nilOrTrue("twelve_hour_clock")
-            end,
-            callback = function()
-                G_reader_settings:flipNilOrTrue("twelve_hour_clock")
-            end,
-            },
-            {
-                text = _("Set time"),
-                keep_menu_open = true,
-                callback = function()
-                    local now_t = os.date("*t")
-                    local curr_hour = now_t.hour
-                    local curr_min = now_t.min
-                    local time_widget = TimeWidget:new{
-                        hour = curr_hour,
-                        min = curr_min,
-                        ok_text = _("Set time"),
-                        title_text = _("Set time"),
-                        callback = function(time)
-                            if Device:setDateTime(nil, nil, nil, time.hour, time.min) then
-                                now_t = os.date("*t")
-                                UIManager:show(InfoMessage:new{
-                                    text = T(_("Current time: %1:%2"), string.format("%02d", now_t.hour),
-                                        string.format("%02d", now_t.min))
-                                })
-                            else
-                                UIManager:show(InfoMessage:new{
-                                    text = _("Time couldn't be set"),
-                                })
-                            end
-                        end
-                    }
-                    UIManager:show(time_widget)
-                end,
-            },
-            {
-                text = _("Set date"),
-                keep_menu_open = true,
-                callback = function()
-                    local now_t = os.date("*t")
-                    local curr_year = now_t.year
-                    local curr_month = now_t.month
-                    local curr_day = now_t.day
-                    local date_widget = DateWidget:new{
-                        year = curr_year,
-                        month = curr_month,
-                        day = curr_day,
-                        ok_text = _("Set date"),
-                        title_text = _("Set date"),
-                        callback = function(time)
-                            now_t = os.date("*t")
-                            if Device:setDateTime(time.year, time.month, time.day, now_t.hour, now_t.min, now_t.sec) then
-                                now_t = os.date("*t")
-                                UIManager:show(InfoMessage:new{
-                                    text = T(_("Current date: %1-%2-%3"), now_t.year, string.format("%02d", now_t.month),
-                                        string.format("%02d", now_t.day))
-                                })
-                            else
-                                UIManager:show(InfoMessage:new{
-                                    text = _("Date couldn't be set"),
-                                })
-                            end
-                        end
-                    }
-                    UIManager:show(date_widget)
-                end,
-            }
+-- This affects the topmenu, we want to be able to access it even if !Device:setDateTime()
+common_settings.time = {
+    text = _("Time and date"),
+    sub_item_table = {
+        {
+        text = _("12-hour clock"),
+        keep_menu_open = true,
+        checked_func = function()
+            return G_reader_settings:nilOrTrue("twelve_hour_clock")
+        end,
+        callback = function()
+            G_reader_settings:flipNilOrTrue("twelve_hour_clock")
+        end,
         }
     }
+}
+if Device:setDateTime() then
+    table.insert(common_settings.time.sub_item_table, {
+        text = _("Set time"),
+        keep_menu_open = true,
+        callback = function()
+            local now_t = os.date("*t")
+            local curr_hour = now_t.hour
+            local curr_min = now_t.min
+            local time_widget = TimeWidget:new{
+                hour = curr_hour,
+                min = curr_min,
+                ok_text = _("Set time"),
+                title_text = _("Set time"),
+                callback = function(time)
+                    if Device:setDateTime(nil, nil, nil, time.hour, time.min) then
+                        now_t = os.date("*t")
+                        UIManager:show(InfoMessage:new{
+                            text = T(_("Current time: %1:%2"), string.format("%02d", now_t.hour),
+                                string.format("%02d", now_t.min))
+                        })
+                    else
+                        UIManager:show(InfoMessage:new{
+                            text = _("Time couldn't be set"),
+                        })
+                    end
+                end
+            }
+            UIManager:show(time_widget)
+        end,
+    })
+    table.insert(common_settings.time.sub_item_table, {
+        text = _("Set date"),
+        keep_menu_open = true,
+        callback = function()
+            local now_t = os.date("*t")
+            local curr_year = now_t.year
+            local curr_month = now_t.month
+            local curr_day = now_t.day
+            local date_widget = DateWidget:new{
+                year = curr_year,
+                month = curr_month,
+                day = curr_day,
+                ok_text = _("Set date"),
+                title_text = _("Set date"),
+                callback = function(time)
+                    now_t = os.date("*t")
+                    if Device:setDateTime(time.year, time.month, time.day, now_t.hour, now_t.min, now_t.sec) then
+                        now_t = os.date("*t")
+                        UIManager:show(InfoMessage:new{
+                            text = T(_("Current date: %1-%2-%3"), now_t.year, string.format("%02d", now_t.month),
+                                string.format("%02d", now_t.day))
+                        })
+                    else
+                        UIManager:show(InfoMessage:new{
+                            text = _("Date couldn't be set"),
+                        })
+                    end
+                end
+            }
+            UIManager:show(date_widget)
+        end,
+    })
 end
 
 if Device:isKobo() then