diff --git a/mote/v2/openwrt/package/luci/patches/120-add_gettimeofday.patch b/mote/v2/openwrt/package/luci/patches/120-add_gettimeofday.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ea3ca74
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mote/v2/openwrt/package/luci/patches/120-add_gettimeofday.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+--- a/libs/nixio/src/poll.c	(revision 4437)
++++ b/libs/nixio/src/poll.c	(revision 6182)
+@@ -22,4 +22,14 @@
+ #include <string.h>
+ #include <stdlib.h>
++#include <sys/time.h>
++
++
++static int nixio_gettimeofday(lua_State *L) {
++	struct timeval tv;
++	gettimeofday(&tv, NULL);
++	nixio__pushnumber(L, tv.tv_sec);
++	nixio__pushnumber(L, tv.tv_usec);
++	return 2;
++}
+ 
+ 
+@@ -189,4 +199,5 @@
+ /* module table */
+ static const luaL_reg R[] = {
++	{"gettimeofday", nixio_gettimeofday},
+ 	{"nanosleep",	nixio_nanosleep},
+ 	{"poll",		nixio_poll},