--- 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},