diff --git a/include/libssh/priv.h b/include/libssh/priv.h
index ad932d2f..bab761b0 100644
--- a/include/libssh/priv.h
+++ b/include/libssh/priv.h
@@ -152,7 +152,9 @@ char *strndup(const char *s, size_t n);
 # endif /* _MSC_VER */
 
 struct timeval;
-int gettimeofday(struct timeval *__p, void *__t);
+int ssh_gettimeofday(struct timeval *__p, void *__t);
+
+#define gettimeofday ssh_gettimeofday
 
 #define _XCLOSESOCKET closesocket
 
diff --git a/src/misc.c b/src/misc.c
index 81b23f25..e6264101 100644
--- a/src/misc.c
+++ b/src/misc.c
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ int ssh_dir_writeable(const char *path)
 #define SSH_USEC_IN_SEC         1000000LL
 #define SSH_SECONDS_SINCE_1601  11644473600LL
 
-int gettimeofday(struct timeval *__p, void *__t)
+int ssh_gettimeofday(struct timeval *__p, void *__t)
 {
   union {
     unsigned long long ns100; /* time since 1 Jan 1601 in 100ns units */