diff --git a/example/scp_nonblock.c b/example/scp_nonblock.c
index 45bf3ec0..9b19d77a 100644
--- a/example/scp_nonblock.c
+++ b/example/scp_nonblock.c
@@ -38,12 +38,14 @@
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <ctype.h>
 
+#ifdef HAVE_GETTIMEOFDAY
 /* diff in ms */
 static long tvdiff(struct timeval newer, struct timeval older)
 {
   return (newer.tv_sec-older.tv_sec)*1000+
       (newer.tv_usec-older.tv_usec)/1000;
 }
+#endif
 
 static int waitsocket(int socket_fd, LIBSSH2_SESSION *session)
 {
diff --git a/example/sftp_nonblock.c b/example/sftp_nonblock.c
index 647ccd0c..0db0cb63 100644
--- a/example/sftp_nonblock.c
+++ b/example/sftp_nonblock.c
@@ -39,12 +39,14 @@
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <ctype.h>
 
+#ifdef HAVE_GETTIMEOFDAY
 /* diff in ms */
 static long tvdiff(struct timeval newer, struct timeval older)
 {
   return (newer.tv_sec-older.tv_sec)*1000+
       (newer.tv_usec-older.tv_usec)/1000;
 }
+#endif
 
 static int waitsocket(int socket_fd, LIBSSH2_SESSION *session)
 {