diff --git a/libsrc/common/.cvsignore b/libsrc/common/.cvsignore
index 6038dd9e4..76d1d0b75 100644
--- a/libsrc/common/.cvsignore
+++ b/libsrc/common/.cvsignore
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ puts.s
 qsort.s
 realloc.s
 rewind.s
+sleep.s
 sscanf.s
 strftime.s
 strtok.s
diff --git a/libsrc/common/Makefile b/libsrc/common/Makefile
index 52b460c88..273dec7dc 100644
--- a/libsrc/common/Makefile
+++ b/libsrc/common/Makefile
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ C_OBJS =	_afailed.o	\
 		qsort.o		\
 		realloc.o	\
 		rewind.o	\
+		sleep.o		\
 		sscanf.o	\
                 strftime.o      \
 		strxfrm.o	\
diff --git a/libsrc/common/sleep.c b/libsrc/common/sleep.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cbff4fbff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libsrc/common/sleep.c
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+/*
+ * sleep.c
+ *
+ * Stefan Haubenthal, 2003-06-11
+ * Ullrich von Bassewitz, 2003-06-12
+ *
+ */
+
+
+
+#include <time.h>
+
+
+
+unsigned sleep (unsigned wait)
+{
+    clock_t goal = clock () + ((clock_t) wait) * CLOCKS_PER_SEC;
+    while ((long) (goal - clock ()) > 0) ;
+    return 0;
+}
+
+
+