diff --git a/libc/time/lib_daysbeforemonth.c b/libc/time/lib_daysbeforemonth.c
index 8c09c2203e..d17d05b57e 100644
--- a/libc/time/lib_daysbeforemonth.c
+++ b/libc/time/lib_daysbeforemonth.c
@@ -44,26 +44,6 @@
 
 #include <nuttx/time.h>
 
-/****************************************************************************
- * Pre-processor Definitions
- ****************************************************************************/
-
-/****************************************************************************
- * Private Type Declarations
- ****************************************************************************/
-
-/****************************************************************************
- * Private Function Prototypes
- ****************************************************************************/
-
-/****************************************************************************
- * Public Constant Data
- ****************************************************************************/
-
-/****************************************************************************
- * Public Data
- ****************************************************************************/
-
 /****************************************************************************
  * Private Data
  ****************************************************************************/
@@ -73,10 +53,6 @@ static const uint16_t g_daysbeforemonth[13] =
   0, 31, 59, 90, 120, 151, 181, 212, 243, 273, 304, 334, 365
 };
 
-/****************************************************************************
- * Private Functions
- ****************************************************************************/
-
 /****************************************************************************
  * Public Functions
  ****************************************************************************/
@@ -85,7 +61,16 @@ static const uint16_t g_daysbeforemonth[13] =
  * Function:  clock_daysbeforemonth
  *
  * Description:
- *    Get the number of days that occurred before the beginning of the month.
+ *    Get the number of days that occurred before the beginning of the
+ *    month.
+ *
+ * Input Parameters:
+ *    month    - The month in the form of tm_mon, that is a range of 0-11.
+ *    leapyear - True if leap year and there are 29 days in February.
+ *               NOTE the month=1 is February.
+ *
+ * Returned Value:
+ *    The number of days that occurred before the month
  *
  ****************************************************************************/
 
@@ -96,6 +81,7 @@ int clock_daysbeforemonth(int month, bool leapyear)
     {
       retval++;
     }
+
   return retval;
 }
 
diff --git a/libc/time/lib_gmtimer.c b/libc/time/lib_gmtimer.c
index a9624747c9..10173d8c97 100644
--- a/libc/time/lib_gmtimer.c
+++ b/libc/time/lib_gmtimer.c
@@ -54,10 +54,6 @@
 #define SEC_PER_HOUR ((time_t)60 * SEC_PER_MIN)
 #define SEC_PER_DAY  ((time_t)24 * SEC_PER_HOUR)
 
-/****************************************************************************
- * Private Type Declarations
- ****************************************************************************/
-
 /****************************************************************************
  * Private Function Prototypes
  ****************************************************************************/
@@ -90,8 +86,7 @@ static void   clock_utc2julian(time_t jdn, int *year, int *month, int *day);
  ****************************************************************************/
 
 /****************************************************************************
- * Function:  clock_calendar2utc, clock_gregorian2utc,
- *            and clock_julian2utc
+ * Function:  clock_utc2calendar, clock_utc2gregorian, and clock_utc2julian
  *
  * Description:
  *    Calendar to UTC conversion routines.  These conversions
diff --git a/sched/clock/clock_initialize.c b/sched/clock/clock_initialize.c
index 9e5d9f93f4..0113e5e0fc 100644
--- a/sched/clock/clock_initialize.c
+++ b/sched/clock/clock_initialize.c
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@
 /****************************************************************************
  * Pre-processor Definitions
  ****************************************************************************/
+
 /* Standard time definitions (in units of seconds) */
 
 #define SEC_PER_MIN  ((time_t)60)
@@ -151,7 +152,7 @@ static inline int clock_basetime(FAR struct timespec *tp)
    * month, and date
    */
 
-  jdn = clock_calendar2utc(CONFIG_START_YEAR, CONFIG_START_MONTH,
+  jdn = clock_calendar2utc(CONFIG_START_YEAR, CONFIG_START_MONTH - 1,
                            CONFIG_START_DAY);
 
   /* Set the base time as seconds into this julian day. */