diff --git a/src/utils/timer.h b/src/utils/timer.h
index 24b4b237..1e660140 100644
--- a/src/utils/timer.h
+++ b/src/utils/timer.h
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ typedef struct timeval {
 	long tv_sec;
 	long tv_usec;
 } TIMEVAL, *PTIMEVAL, *LPTIMEVAL;
+#else
+#include <time.h>
 #endif
 
 void timer_start(struct timeval *timer);