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diff --git a/include/mysql_time.h b/include/mysql_time.h
index 0a3f17a81fb..baa236e891e 100644
--- a/include/mysql_time.h
+++ b/include/mysql_time.h
@@ -17,6 +17,17 @@
#define _mysql_time_h_
/*
+ Portable time_t replacement.
+ Should be signed and hold seconds for 1902 -- 2038-01-19 range
+ i.e at least a 32bit variable
+
+ Using the system built in time_t is not an option as
+ we rely on the above requirements in the time functions
+*/
+typedef long my_time_t;
+
+
+/*
Time declarations shared between the server and client API:
you should not add anything to this header unless it's used
(and hence should be visible) in mysql.h.