diff --git a/platform/native/clock.c b/platform/native/clock.c
index 4c4550eb3..335d223a7 100644
--- a/platform/native/clock.c
+++ b/platform/native/clock.c
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
  *
  * This file is part of the Contiki operating system.
  *
- * $Id: clock.c,v 1.1 2006/06/17 22:41:31 adamdunkels Exp $
+ * $Id: clock.c,v 1.2 2008/07/09 09:34:29 adamdunkels Exp $
  */
 
 /**
@@ -53,6 +53,17 @@ clock_time(void)
   return tv.tv_sec * 1000 + tv.tv_usec / 1000;
 }
 /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+unsigned long
+clock_seconds(void)
+{
+  struct timeval tv;
+  struct timezone tz;
+   
+  gettimeofday(&tv, &tz);
+ 
+  return tv.tv_sec;
+}
+/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 void
 clock_delay(unsigned int d)
 {