diff --git a/src/system/libroot/os/arch/generic/generic_system_time_nsecs.cpp b/src/system/libroot/os/arch/generic/generic_system_time_nsecs.cpp
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+/*
+ * Copyright 2009, Ingo Weinhold, ingo_weinhold@gmx.de.
+ * Distributed under the terms of the MIT License.
+ */
+
+
+#include <OS.h>
+
+
+nanotime_t
+system_time_nsecs()
+{
+	return system_time() * 1000;
+}