diff --git a/tecs/myc_time.c b/tecs/myc_time.c
index f8c88dbd..3daf1009 100644
--- a/tecs/myc_time.c
+++ b/tecs/myc_time.c
@@ -1,11 +1,9 @@
 #include <assert.h>
 #include <sys/time.h>
 #include <time.h>
-/*
-#include <sys/types.h>
+#if __VMS
 #include <sys/timeb.h>
-int ftime (struct timeb *__timeptr);
-*/
+#endif
 #include "myc_fortran.h"
 #include "myc_time.h"
 
@@ -38,19 +36,21 @@ int mycNow(void) {
 }
 
 int mycMsecSince(int since) {
-/*
+#if __VMS
   struct timeb now;
-*/
+#else
   struct timeval now;
+#endif
   int msec;
 
   if (my_base == 0) initBase();
-/*
+#if __VMS
   ftime(&now);
   msec = (now.time - my_base) % (24*3600) * 1000 + now.millitm - since;
-*/
+#else
   gettimeofday(&now, NULL);
   msec = (now.tv_sec - my_base) % (24*3600) * 1000 + now.tv_usec/1000 - since;
+#endif
   if (msec < 0) msec+=24*3600000;
   return msec;
 }