diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index d193b0b..eb0bb0c 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ AC_SUBST([LIBTOOL_DEPS])
 AC_PROG_CXX
 AC_LANG([C++])
 AC_C_BIGENDIAN
-AC_CHECK_HEADERS([stdint.h stddef.h sys/mman.h sys/resource.h windows.h byteswap.h sys/byteswap.h sys/endian.h])
+AC_CHECK_HEADERS([stdint.h stddef.h sys/mman.h sys/resource.h windows.h byteswap.h sys/byteswap.h sys/endian.h sys/time.h])
 
 # Don't use AC_FUNC_MMAP, as it checks for mappings of already-mapped memory,
 # which we don't need (and does not exist on Windows).
diff --git a/snappy-test.h b/snappy-test.h
index 86a92fd..08b5cb7 100644
--- a/snappy-test.h
+++ b/snappy-test.h
@@ -47,7 +47,9 @@
 #include <sys/resource.h>
 #endif
 
+#ifdef HAVE_SYS_TIME_H
 #include <sys/time.h>
+#endif
 
 #ifdef HAVE_WINDOWS_H
 #define WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN