diff --git a/src/libstrongswan/threading/mutex.c b/src/libstrongswan/threading/mutex.c
index 70db30f21..888f11df0 100644
--- a/src/libstrongswan/threading/mutex.c
+++ b/src/libstrongswan/threading/mutex.c
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ condvar_t *condvar_create(condvar_type_t type)
 				pthread_condattr_t condattr;
 				pthread_condattr_init(&condattr);
 #ifdef HAVE_CONDATTR_CLOCK_MONOTONIC
-				pthread_condattr_setclock(&condattr, CLOCK_MONOTONIC);
+				pthread_condattr_setclock(&condattr, TIME_CLOCK_ID);
 #endif
 				pthread_cond_init(&this->condvar, &condattr);
 				pthread_condattr_destroy(&condattr);
diff --git a/src/libstrongswan/utils/utils/time.c b/src/libstrongswan/utils/utils/time.c
index d96c918da..c1e055e91 100644
--- a/src/libstrongswan/utils/utils/time.c
+++ b/src/libstrongswan/utils/utils/time.c
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ time_t time_monotonic(timeval_t *tv)
 	 * monotonic time source only if it is also supported by pthread. */
 	timespec_t ts;
 
-	if (clock_gettime(CLOCK_MONOTONIC, &ts) == 0)
+	if (clock_gettime(TIME_CLOCK_ID, &ts) == 0)
 	{
 		if (tv)
 		{
diff --git a/src/libstrongswan/utils/utils/time.h b/src/libstrongswan/utils/utils/time.h
index 2e210fbef..9fac77729 100644
--- a/src/libstrongswan/utils/utils/time.h
+++ b/src/libstrongswan/utils/utils/time.h
@@ -32,6 +32,20 @@
  */
 #define TIME_32_BIT_SIGNED_MAX	0x7fffffff
 
+/**
+ * The clock that should be used for time_monotonic() and conditional variables
+ */
+#ifdef HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME
+#ifdef HAVE_CONDATTR_CLOCK_MONOTONIC
+/* only can use different clocks if we can set it via attribute */
+#ifndef TIME_CLOCK_ID
+#define TIME_CLOCK_ID CLOCK_MONOTONIC
+#endif
+#else
+#define TIME_CLOCK_ID CLOCK_MONOTONIC
+#endif
+#endif
+
 /**
  * Handle struct timeval like an own type.
  */