diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 8617ffb08..7fa7dc035 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ ver 0.17.4 (2013/??/??)
   - ffmpeg: support float planar audio (ffmpeg 1.1)
 * player:
   - implement missing "idle" events on output errors
+* clock: fix build failure
 
 
 ver 0.17.3 (2013/01/06)
diff --git a/src/clock.c b/src/clock.c
index 4100fa2d8..dcdf685ab 100644
--- a/src/clock.c
+++ b/src/clock.c
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@
 #include <mach/mach_time.h>
 #else
 #include <time.h>
+#ifndef CLOCK_MONOTONIC
+#include <sys/time.h>
+#endif
 #endif
 
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