diff --git a/src/kernel/libroot/posix/time/Jamfile b/src/kernel/libroot/posix/time/Jamfile
index ecb4071e4e..fe9c17c37d 100644
--- a/src/kernel/libroot/posix/time/Jamfile
+++ b/src/kernel/libroot/posix/time/Jamfile
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 SubDir OBOS_TOP src kernel libroot posix time ;
 
 # for localtime.c strftime.c
-SubDirCcFlags -DNOID -DTZDIR='\"/etc/timezones\"' -DUSG_COMPAT -DTM_GMTOFF=tm_gmtoff -DTM_ZONE=tm_zone -DSTD_INSPIRED=1 -DPCTS=1 ;
+SubDirCcFlags -DNOID -DTZDIR='\"/etc/timezones\"' -DUSG_COMPAT -DTM_GMTOFF=tm_gmtoff -DTM_ZONE=tm_zone -DPCTS=1 ;
 
 UsePrivateHeaders [ FDirName libroot time ] ;
 
 KernelMergeObject posix_time.o :
 	asctime.c
+	ctime.c
 	difftime.c
 	localtime.c
 	stime.c
@@ -77,4 +78,4 @@ KernelMergeObject posix_time.o :
 # out by the National Institute of Standards and Technology
 # which claims to test C and Posix conformance.  If you want to pass PCTS, add
 #	-DPCTS
-# to the end of the "CFLAGS=" line.
\ No newline at end of file
+# to the end of the "CFLAGS=" line.
diff --git a/src/kernel/libroot/posix/time/ctime.c b/src/kernel/libroot/posix/time/ctime.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5542e9256d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/kernel/libroot/posix/time/ctime.c
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+/* 
+ * Copyright 2004, Axel Dörfler, axeld@pinc-software.de.
+ * Distributed under the terms of the MIT License.
+ */
+
+
+#include <time.h>
+
+
+char *
+ctime(const time_t *_timer)
+{
+	return asctime(localtime(_timer));
+}
+
+
+char *
+ctime_r(const time_t *_timer, char *buf)
+{
+	struct tm tm;
+	return asctime_r(localtime_r(_timer, &tm), buf);
+}
+
diff --git a/src/kernel/libroot/posix/time/localtime.c b/src/kernel/libroot/posix/time/localtime.c
index 8cdcd802ec..b16a24f277 100644
--- a/src/kernel/libroot/posix/time/localtime.c
+++ b/src/kernel/libroot/posix/time/localtime.c
@@ -1243,28 +1243,6 @@ register struct tm * const		tmp;
 #endif /* defined TM_GMTOFF */
 }
 
-char *
-ctime(timep)
-const time_t * const	timep;
-{
-/*
-** Section 4.12.3.2 of X3.159-1989 requires that
-**	The ctime function converts the calendar time pointed to by timer
-**	to local time in the form of a string.  It is equivalent to
-**		asctime(localtime(timer))
-*/
-	return asctime(localtime(timep));
-}
-
-char *
-ctime_r(timep, buf)
-const time_t * const	timep;
-char *			buf;
-{
-	struct tm	tm;
-
-	return asctime_r(localtime_r(timep, &tm), buf);
-}
 
 /*
 ** Adapted from code provided by Robert Elz, who writes:
@@ -1617,7 +1595,9 @@ struct tm * const	tmp;
 	return time1(tmp, localsub, 0L);
 }
 
-#ifdef STD_INSPIRED
+#ifndef STD_INSPIRED
+#pragma weak timelocal=mktime
+#else
 
 time_t
 timelocal(tmp)