diff --git a/src/system/libroot/posix/sys/Jamfile b/src/system/libroot/posix/sys/Jamfile
index b92d59129b..0f9f0a1afb 100644
--- a/src/system/libroot/posix/sys/Jamfile
+++ b/src/system/libroot/posix/sys/Jamfile
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ UseHeaders $(TARGET_PRIVATE_KERNEL_HEADERS) : true ;
 
 MergeObject posix_sys.o :
 	chmod.c
+	ftime.c
 	getrusage.c
  	gettimeofday.c
 	itimer.c
diff --git a/src/system/libroot/posix/sys/ftime.c b/src/system/libroot/posix/sys/ftime.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6834ecf433
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/system/libroot/posix/sys/ftime.c
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2006, Axel Dörfler, axeld@pinc-software.de. All rights reserved.
+ * Distributed under the terms of the MIT License.
+ */
+
+
+#include <sys/time.h>
+#include <sys/timeb.h>
+
+
+int
+ftime(struct timeb *timeb)
+{
+	struct timezone	tz;
+	struct timeval tv;
+
+	if (timeb == NULL)
+		return -1;
+
+	gettimeofday(&tv, &tz);
+
+	timeb->time = tv.tv_sec;
+	timeb->millitm = tv.tv_usec / 1000UL;
+	timeb->timezone = tz.tz_minuteswest;
+	timeb->dstflag = tz.tz_dsttime;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
diff --git a/src/system/libroot/posix/sys/gettimeofday.c b/src/system/libroot/posix/sys/gettimeofday.c
index 7e863abe6d..f234d10984 100644
--- a/src/system/libroot/posix/sys/gettimeofday.c
+++ b/src/system/libroot/posix/sys/gettimeofday.c
@@ -1,25 +1,31 @@
-/* 
-** Copyright 2003, Axel Dörfler, axeld@pinc-software.de. All rights reserved.
-** Distributed under the terms of the OpenBeOS License.
-*/
+/*
+ * Copyright 2003-2006, Axel Dörfler, axeld@pinc-software.de. All rights reserved.
+ * Distributed under the terms of the MIT License.
+ */
 
 
 #include <sys/time.h>
-#include <OS.h>
+#include <syscalls.h>
 
 
-int 
+int
 gettimeofday(struct timeval *tv, struct timezone *tz)
 {
-	bigtime_t usecs;
+	if (tv != NULL) {
+		bigtime_t usecs = real_time_clock_usecs();
 
-	if (tv == NULL)
-		return 0;
+		tv->tv_sec = usecs / 1000000;
+		tv->tv_usec = usecs % 1000000;
+	}
 
-	usecs = real_time_clock_usecs();
+	if (tz != NULL) {
+		time_t timezoneOffset;
+		bool daylightSavingTime;
+		_kern_get_timezone(&timezoneOffset, &daylightSavingTime);
 
-	tv->tv_sec = usecs / 1000000;
-	tv->tv_usec = usecs % 1000000;
+		tz->tz_minuteswest = timezoneOffset;
+		tz->tz_dsttime = daylightSavingTime;
+	}
 
 	return 0;
 }