diff --git a/include/time.h b/include/time.h
index 7cff2d7c3..a38508000 100644
--- a/include/time.h
+++ b/include/time.h
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 /*                                                                           */
 /*                                                                           */
 /*                                                                           */
-/* (C) 1998-2005 Ullrich von Bassewitz                                       */
+/* (C) 1998-2012 Ullrich von Bassewitz                                       */
 /*               Römerstrasse 52                                             */
 /*               D-70794 Filderstadt                                         */
 /* EMail:        uz@cc65.org                                                 */
@@ -99,6 +99,12 @@ unsigned _clocks_per_sec (void);
 #elif  defined(__GEOS__)
 #  define CLK_TCK		1	/* POSIX */
 #  define CLOCKS_PER_SEC	1	/* ANSI */
+#elif defined(__LYNX__)
+/* The clock-rate depends on the video scan-rate;
+** so, read it at run-time. */
+extern clock_t _clk_tck (void);
+#  define CLK_TCK		_clk_tck()
+#  define CLOCKS_PER_SEC	_clk_tck()
 #endif
 
 
diff --git a/libsrc/lynx/Makefile b/libsrc/lynx/Makefile
index 4e0e73d1d..68f8c9bdd 100644
--- a/libsrc/lynx/Makefile
+++ b/libsrc/lynx/Makefile
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ CFLAGS	= -Osir -g -T -t $(SYS) --forget-inc-paths -I . -I ../../include
 OBJS =  bllhdr.o	\
 	bootldr.o       \
 	cgetc.o         \
+	clock.o		\
         crt0.o          \
 	ctype.o		\
 	defdir.o	\
diff --git a/libsrc/lynx/clock.s b/libsrc/lynx/clock.s
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..666409139
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libsrc/lynx/clock.s
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+;
+; 2003-04-13, Ullrich von Bassewitz
+; 2012-02-06, Greg King
+;
+; #include <time.h>
+;
+; typedef unsigned long int clock_t;
+; clock_t _clk_tck(void);
+; #define CLOCKS_PER_SEC _clk_tck()
+; clock_t clock(void);
+;
+; clk_tck()'s test-values are based on the numbers in "set_tv.s".
+; If you change the numbers there, then change them here, too.
+;
+
+	.export		_clock, __clk_tck, clock_count
+	.interruptor	update_clock, 2	; (low priority)
+	.constructor	init_clock
+
+	.import		sreg: zp
+	.include	"lynx.inc"
+
+	.macpack	generic
+
+
+	.proc	_clock
+	php
+	sei			; Disable interrupts
+
+; Read the clock counter.
+
+	lda	clock_count
+	ldx	clock_count+1
+	ldy	clock_count+2
+
+	plp			; Re-enable interrupts
+	sty	sreg
+	stz	sreg+1		; Promote 24 bits up to 32 bits
+	rts
+	.endproc
+
+;-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+; Return the number of clock ticks in one second.
+;
+__clk_tck:
+	ldx	#$00		; >50, >60, >75
+	ldy	PBKUP
+	lda	#<75
+	cpy	#$20 + 1
+	blt	@ok
+	lda	#<60
+	cpy	#$29 + 1
+	blt	@ok
+	lda	#<50
+@ok:	stz	sreg		; return 32 bits
+	stz	sreg+1
+	rts
+
+;-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+; This interrupt handler increments a 24-bit counter at every video
+; vertical-blanking time.
+;
+	.segment	"LOWCODE"
+update_clock:
+	lda	INTSET
+	and	#%00000100
+	beq	@NotVBlank	; Not vertical-blank interrupt
+
+	inc	clock_count
+	bne	@L1
+	inc	clock_count+1
+	bne	@L1
+	inc	clock_count+2
+@L1:	;clc			; General interrupt was not reset
+@NotVBlank:
+	rts
+
+;-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+; Enable the interrupt that update_clock needs.
+;
+	.segment	"INIT"
+init_clock:
+	lda	#%10000000
+	tsb	VTIMCTLA
+	rts
+
+;-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+;
+	.bss
+clock_count:
+	.res	3