diff --git a/conf.d/clock b/conf.d/clock
index 6ce7e107..579200ce 100644
--- a/conf.d/clock
+++ b/conf.d/clock
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ CLOCK="UTC"
 
 # If you want to set the Hardware Clock to the current System Time 
 # during shutdown, then say "yes" here.
+# You normally don't need to do this if you run a ntp daemon.
 CLOCK_SYSTOHC="no"
 
 # Select the proper timezone.  For valid values, peek inside of the
diff --git a/init.d.Linux/clock b/init.d.Linux/clock
index e5b70390..a52f9ab1 100755
--- a/init.d.Linux/clock
+++ b/init.d.Linux/clock
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ opts="save show"
 
 description="Sets the local clock to UTC or Local Time." 
 description_save="Saves the current time in the BIOS."
+description_show="Displays the current time in the BIOS."
 
 depend() {
 	if [ "${CLOCK_ADJFILE}" = "yes" ]; then
@@ -98,8 +99,8 @@ stop() {
 	ebegin "Setting hardware clock using the system clock" "[${TBLURB}]"
 	if [ -n "${utc}" ]; then
 		if [ "${CLOCK_ADJFILE}" != "yes" ]; then
-			# If we have adjtimex then we're probably busybox
-			if ! type adjtimex >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+			# Some implementations don't handle adjustments
+			if LC_ALL=C hwclock --help | grep -q "\-\-noadjfile"; then
 				utc="${utc} --noadjfile"
 			fi
 		fi