diff --git a/cpu/atmega_common/include/vendor/time.h b/cpu/atmega_common/include/vendor/time.h
index bbb7fc8960..64b0d891af 100644
--- a/cpu/atmega_common/include/vendor/time.h
+++ b/cpu/atmega_common/include/vendor/time.h
@@ -501,6 +501,15 @@ extern          "C" {
     */
     unsigned long   lm_sidereal(const time_t * timer);
 
+    /**
+        Definition of struct timespec for the atmega
+        NOTE: Added for RIOT compatibility and standard compliance
+     */
+    struct timespec {
+        time_t    tv_sec;
+        long      tv_nsec;
+    };
+
     /* @} */
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }