diff --git a/codec/common/inc/crt_util_safe_x.h b/codec/common/inc/crt_util_safe_x.h
index 4d0d1871..f607c136 100644
--- a/codec/common/inc/crt_util_safe_x.h
+++ b/codec/common/inc/crt_util_safe_x.h
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <sys/timeb.h>
 #else
-#include <sys/timeb.h>
 #include <sys/time.h>
 #include "typedefs.h"
 #endif//_WIN32
@@ -72,7 +71,10 @@ typedef      FILE  WelsFileHandle;
 #ifdef _WIN32
 typedef      struct _timeb     SWelsTime;
 #else
-typedef      struct timeb      SWelsTime;
+typedef struct TagWelsTime {
+  time_t time;
+  unsigned short millitm;
+} SWelsTime;
 #endif
 
 int32_t   WelsSnprintf (char* buffer,  int32_t sizeOfBuffer,  const char* format, ...);
diff --git a/codec/common/src/crt_util_safe_x.cpp b/codec/common/src/crt_util_safe_x.cpp
index 4967840a..a6dea9cd 100644
--- a/codec/common/src/crt_util_safe_x.cpp
+++ b/codec/common/src/crt_util_safe_x.cpp
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@
 #endif //!_MSC_VER
 #else
 #include <sys/time.h>
-#include <sys/timeb.h>
 #endif //_WIN32
 
 #include "macros.h"