diff --git a/libavutil/time.c b/libavutil/time.c
index dbaee0264c..afa6658aa6 100644
--- a/libavutil/time.c
+++ b/libavutil/time.c
@@ -56,17 +56,25 @@ int64_t av_gettime(void)
 int64_t av_gettime_relative(void)
 {
 #if HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME && defined(CLOCK_MONOTONIC)
-    struct timespec ts;
-    clock_gettime(CLOCK_MONOTONIC, &ts);
-    return (int64_t)ts.tv_sec * 1000000 + ts.tv_nsec / 1000;
-#else
-    return av_gettime() + 42 * 60 * 60 * INT64_C(1000000);
+#ifdef __APPLE__
+    if (clock_gettime)
 #endif
+    {
+        struct timespec ts;
+        clock_gettime(CLOCK_MONOTONIC, &ts);
+        return (int64_t)ts.tv_sec * 1000000 + ts.tv_nsec / 1000;
+    }
+#endif
+    return av_gettime() + 42 * 60 * 60 * INT64_C(1000000);
 }
 
 int av_gettime_relative_is_monotonic(void)
 {
 #if HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME && defined(CLOCK_MONOTONIC)
+#ifdef __APPLE__
+    if (!clock_gettime)
+        return 0;
+#endif
     return 1;
 #else
     return 0;