diff --git a/cpu/msp430-common/include/msp430_types.h b/cpu/msp430-common/include/msp430_types.h
index 0cd6d5004f..0f40921d58 100644
--- a/cpu/msp430-common/include/msp430_types.h
+++ b/cpu/msp430-common/include/msp430_types.h
@@ -6,4 +6,11 @@
 /** defining signed type for size_t */
 typedef _ssize_t ssize_t;
 
+typedef unsigned long time_t;
+
+struct timespec {
+    time_t  tv_sec;   /* Seconds */
+    long  tv_nsec;    /* Nanoseconds */
+};
+
 #endif /* MSP430_TYPES_H */