diff --git a/include/sys/time.h b/include/sys/time.h
index e4470a4916..ed3aae934c 100644
--- a/include/sys/time.h
+++ b/include/sys/time.h
@@ -82,4 +82,7 @@ gethrestime_sec(void)
         return now.tv_sec;
 }
 
+#define TIMESPEC_OVERFLOW(ts)		\
+	((ts)->tv_sec < TIME32_MIN || (ts)->tv_sec > TIME32_MAX)
+
 #endif  /* _SPL_TIME_H */