diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 2219e3d5..53f8f51d 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -190,6 +190,7 @@ weston_CFLAGS = $(AM_CFLAGS) $(COMPOSITOR_CFLAGS) $(LIBUNWIND_CFLAGS)
 weston_LDADD = libshared.la libweston-@LIBWESTON_MAJOR@.la \
 	$(COMPOSITOR_LIBS) $(LIBUNWIND_LIBS) \
 	$(DLOPEN_LIBS) $(LIBINPUT_BACKEND_LIBS) \
+	$(CLOCK_GETRES_LIBS) \
 	-lm
 
 weston_SOURCES = 					\
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 247aa696..033f8964 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -88,8 +88,9 @@ PKG_PROG_PKG_CONFIG()
 
 WESTON_SEARCH_LIBS([DLOPEN], [dl], [dlopen])
 
-# In old glibc versions (< 2.17) clock_gettime() is in librt
+# In old glibc versions (< 2.17) clock_gettime() and clock_getres() are in librt
 WESTON_SEARCH_LIBS([CLOCK_GETTIME], [rt], [clock_gettime])
+WESTON_SEARCH_LIBS([CLOCK_GETRES], [rt], [clock_getres])
 
 AC_CHECK_DECL(SFD_CLOEXEC,[],
 	      [AC_MSG_ERROR("SFD_CLOEXEC is needed to compile weston")],