diff --git a/include/global.h b/include/global.h
index 9a91803f..b6fd61f2 100644
--- a/include/global.h
+++ b/include/global.h
@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@
 #ifndef __ALSA_GLOBAL_H_
 #define __ALSA_GLOBAL_H_
 
+/* for timeval and timespec */
+#include <time.h>
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 extern "C" {
 #endif