diff --git a/bsd-compat/bsd-compat.h b/bsd-compat/bsd-compat.h
index dabc57d..853f171 100644
--- a/bsd-compat/bsd-compat.h
+++ b/bsd-compat/bsd-compat.h
@@ -37,4 +37,8 @@ int clock_gettime(int, struct timespec *);
 #define SOCK_CLOEXEC	0
 #endif
 
+#if !defined(CLOCK_UPTIME) && defined(CLOCK_MONOTONIC)
+#define CLOCK_UPTIME CLOCK_MONOTONIC
+#endif
+
 #endif /* !defined(BSD_COMPAT_H) */
diff --git a/sndiod/file.c b/sndiod/file.c
index e1f5c55..da74d3e 100644
--- a/sndiod/file.c
+++ b/sndiod/file.c
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ file_process(struct file *f, struct pollfd *pfd)
 
 #ifdef DEBUG
 	if (log_level >= 3)
-		clock_gettime(CLOCK_MONOTONIC, &ts0);
+		clock_gettime(CLOCK_UPTIME, &ts0);
 #endif
 	revents = (f->state != FILE_ZOMB) ?
 	    f->ops->revents(f->arg, pfd) : 0;
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ file_process(struct file *f, struct pollfd *pfd)
 		f->ops->out(f->arg);
 #ifdef DEBUG
 	if (log_level >= 3) {
-		clock_gettime(CLOCK_MONOTONIC, &ts1);
+		clock_gettime(CLOCK_UPTIME, &ts1);
 		us = 1000000L * (ts1.tv_sec - ts0.tv_sec);
 		us += (ts1.tv_nsec - ts0.tv_nsec) / 1000;
 		if (log_level >= 4 || us >= 5000) {
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@ file_poll(void)
 	 * timeout (i.e -1).
 	 */
 #ifdef DEBUG
-	clock_gettime(CLOCK_MONOTONIC, &sleepts);
+	clock_gettime(CLOCK_UPTIME, &sleepts);
 	file_utime += 1000000000LL * (sleepts.tv_sec - file_ts.tv_sec);
 	file_utime += sleepts.tv_nsec - file_ts.tv_nsec;
 #endif
@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@ file_poll(void)
 	/*
 	 * run timeouts
 	 */
-	clock_gettime(CLOCK_MONOTONIC, &ts);
+	clock_gettime(CLOCK_UPTIME, &ts);
 #ifdef DEBUG
 	file_wtime += 1000000000LL * (ts.tv_sec - sleepts.tv_sec);
 	file_wtime += ts.tv_nsec - sleepts.tv_nsec;
@@ -441,8 +441,8 @@ filelist_init(void)
 {
 	sigset_t set;
 
-	if (clock_gettime(CLOCK_MONOTONIC, &file_ts) < 0) {
-		log_puts("filelist_init: CLOCK_MONOTONIC unsupported\n");
+	if (clock_gettime(CLOCK_UPTIME, &file_ts) < 0) {
+		log_puts("filelist_init: CLOCK_UPTIME unsupported\n");
 		panic();
 	}
 	sigemptyset(&set);