diff --git a/hw/xfree86/common/xf86.h b/hw/xfree86/common/xf86.h
index 064107428..64449482f 100644
--- a/hw/xfree86/common/xf86.h
+++ b/hw/xfree86/common/xf86.h
@@ -339,6 +339,7 @@ Bool xf86IsUnblank(int mode);
 
 void xf86AddModuleInfo(ModuleInfoPtr info, pointer module);
 void xf86DeleteModuleInfo(int idx);
+void xf86getsecs(long *, long *);
 
 /* xf86Debug.c */
 #ifdef BUILDDEBUG
diff --git a/hw/xfree86/common/xf86Helper.c b/hw/xfree86/common/xf86Helper.c
index d37875c35..ec524e63c 100644
--- a/hw/xfree86/common/xf86Helper.c
+++ b/hw/xfree86/common/xf86Helper.c
@@ -2957,3 +2957,17 @@ xf86GetMotionEvents(DeviceIntPtr pDev, xTimecoord *buff, unsigned long start,
 {
     return GetMotionHistory(pDev, buff, start, stop, pScreen);
 }
+
+_X_EXPORT void
+xf86getsecs(long * secs, long * usecs)
+{
+    struct timeval tv;
+
+    X_GETTIMEOFDAY(&tv);
+    if (secs)
+	*secs = tv.tv_sec;
+    if (usecs)
+	*usecs= tv.tv_usec;
+
+    return;
+}