diff --git a/src/core/radio/radio.hpp b/src/core/radio/radio.hpp
index 114be2913..5cd35b427 100644
--- a/src/core/radio/radio.hpp
+++ b/src/core/radio/radio.hpp
@@ -528,7 +528,8 @@ public:
     Error ResetCsl(void);
 #endif // OPENTHREAD_CONFIG_MAC_CSL_RECEIVER_ENABLE
 
-#if OPENTHREAD_CONFIG_MAC_CSL_RECEIVER_ENABLE || OPENTHREAD_CONFIG_MAC_CSL_TRANSMITTER_ENABLE
+#if OPENTHREAD_CONFIG_MAC_CSL_RECEIVER_ENABLE || OPENTHREAD_CONFIG_MAC_CSL_TRANSMITTER_ENABLE || \
+    OPENTHREAD_CONFIG_TIME_SYNC_ENABLE
     /**
      * Get the current radio time in microseconds referenced to a continuous monotonic local radio clock (64 bits
      * width).
@@ -940,7 +941,8 @@ inline Error Radio::EnableCsl(uint32_t aCslPeriod, otShortAddress aShortAddr, co
 inline Error Radio::ResetCsl(void) { return otPlatRadioResetCsl(GetInstancePtr()); }
 #endif
 
-#if OPENTHREAD_CONFIG_MAC_CSL_RECEIVER_ENABLE || OPENTHREAD_CONFIG_MAC_CSL_TRANSMITTER_ENABLE
+#if OPENTHREAD_CONFIG_MAC_CSL_RECEIVER_ENABLE || OPENTHREAD_CONFIG_MAC_CSL_TRANSMITTER_ENABLE || \
+    OPENTHREAD_CONFIG_TIME_SYNC_ENABLE
 inline uint64_t Radio::GetNow(void) { return otPlatRadioGetNow(GetInstancePtr()); }
 
 inline uint8_t Radio::GetCslAccuracy(void) { return otPlatRadioGetCslAccuracy(GetInstancePtr()); }
@@ -1050,7 +1052,8 @@ inline Error Radio::EnableCsl(uint32_t, otShortAddress aShortAddr, const otExtAd
 inline Error Radio::ResetCsl(void) { return kErrorNotImplemented; }
 #endif
 
-#if OPENTHREAD_CONFIG_MAC_CSL_RECEIVER_ENABLE || OPENTHREAD_CONFIG_MAC_CSL_TRANSMITTER_ENABLE
+#if OPENTHREAD_CONFIG_MAC_CSL_RECEIVER_ENABLE || OPENTHREAD_CONFIG_MAC_CSL_TRANSMITTER_ENABLE || \
+    OPENTHREAD_CONFIG_TIME_SYNC_ENABLE
 inline uint64_t Radio::GetNow(void) { return NumericLimits<uint64_t>::kMax; }
 
 inline uint8_t Radio::GetCslAccuracy(void) { return NumericLimits<uint8_t>::kMax; }
diff --git a/src/core/thread/time_sync_service.cpp b/src/core/thread/time_sync_service.cpp
index df3572d14..8b2f4d2ad 100644
--- a/src/core/thread/time_sync_service.cpp
+++ b/src/core/thread/time_sync_service.cpp
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ TimeSync::TimeSync(Instance &aInstance)
 
 TimeSync::Status TimeSync::GetTime(uint64_t &aNetworkTime) const
 {
-    aNetworkTime = static_cast<uint64_t>(static_cast<int64_t>(otPlatTimeGet()) + mNetworkTimeOffset);
+    aNetworkTime = static_cast<uint64_t>(static_cast<int64_t>(Get<Radio>().GetNow()) + mNetworkTimeOffset);
 
     return mCurrentStatus;
 }