In MS Access SQL Server Linked Table pass through query

I have a query against a linked table in MS Access that uses the getdate() function of SQL Server. However, I get this error when I attempt to run the query:

Undefined function GetDate in function

How do I create a linked table that allows the use of SQL Server T-SQL syntax? I see that this is called a pass through query but I don't know how to set it up to use the connection on the linked table as a pass through query.

Currently using Access 2010. The query is:

select getdate()

If it helps, I used the following vba code that generates the table link to SQL Server:

Function LinkTable(LinkedTableAlias As String, Server As String, Database As String, SourceTableName As String, OverwriteIfExists As Boolean, Username As String, Password As String)
    'This method will also update the link if the underlying table definition has been modified.
    If (InStr(1, LinkedTableAlias, "MSys") > 0) Then
        Log "Skipping " & LinkedTableAlias
        Exit Function
    End If
    'The overwrite parameter will cause it to re-map/refresh the link for LinktedTable Alias, but only if it was already a linked table.
    ' it will not overwrite an existing query or local table with the name specified in LinkedTableAlias.

    'Links to a SQL Server table without the need to set up a DSN in the ODBC Console.
    Dim tdfLinked As DAO.TableDef

    ' Open a database to which a linked table can be appended.
    Dim dbsCurrent As Database
    Set dbsCurrent = CurrentDb()

    'Check for and deal with the scenario ofthe table alias already existing
    If TableNameInUse(LinkedTableAlias) Then
        'If InStr(dbsCurrent.TableDefs(LinkedTableAlias).Connect, "AccessBackup") Then
        '    Exit Function
        'End If

        If (Not OverwriteIfExists) Then
            Log "Can't use name '" + LinkedTableAlias + "' because it would overwrite existing table."
            Exit Function
        End If
        'delete existing table, but only if it is a linked table
        'If IsLinkedTable(LinkedTableAlias) Then
            dbsCurrent.TableDefs.Delete LinkedTableAlias
            dbsCurrent.TableDefs.Refresh
        'Else
        '    Log "Can't use name '" + LinkedTableAlias + "' because it would overwrite an existing query or local table."
        '    Exit Function
        'End If
    End If

    'Create a linked table
    Set tdfLinked = dbsCurrent.CreateTableDef(LinkedTableAlias)
    tdfLinked.SourceTableName = SourceTableName

    tdfLinked.Connect = "ODBC;DRIVER={SQL Server};SERVER=" & Server & ";DATABASE=" & Database & ";UID=" & Username & ";PWD=" & Password & ";"

    On Error Resume Next
    dbsCurrent.TableDefs.Append tdfLinked
    If (err.Number = 3626) Then 'too many indexes on source table for Access
            err.Clear
            On Error GoTo 0

            If LinkTable(LinkedTableAlias, Server, Database, "vw" & SourceTableName, OverwriteIfExists, Username, Password) Then
                Log "Can't link directly to table '" + SourceTableName + "' because it contains too many indexes for Access to handle. Linked to view '" & "vw" & SourceTableName & "' instead."
                LinkTable = True
            Else
                Log "Can't link table '" + SourceTableName + "' because it contains too many indexes for Access to handle. Create a view named '" & "vw" & SourceTableName & "' that selects all rows/columns from '" & SourceTableName & "' and try again to circumvent this."
                LinkTable = False
            End If
            Exit Function
    End If
    On Error GoTo 0

    '** Turn on error handling
  On Error GoTo ErrorHandler:
    tdfLinked.RefreshLink


    LinkTable = True

    Exit Function
ErrorHandler:
    Log "refreshlink failed for " & tdfLinked.Name
    LinkTable = True