diff --git a/osdep/gettimeofday.c b/osdep/gettimeofday.c
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+++ b/osdep/gettimeofday.c
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+
+#ifndef HAVE_GETTIMEOFDAY
+#include <sys/time.h>
+#include <sys/timeb.h>
+void gettimeofday(struct timeval* t,void* timezone)
+{       struct timeb timebuffer;
+        ftime( &timebuffer );
+        t->tv_sec=timebuffer.time;
+        t->tv_usec=1000*timebuffer.millitm;
+}
+#endif