diff --git a/winsup/mingw/ChangeLog b/winsup/mingw/ChangeLog
index e4c24c101..9632eb350 100644
--- a/winsup/mingw/ChangeLog
+++ b/winsup/mingw/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2006-06-23 Danny Smith  <dannysmith@users.sourceforge.net>
+
+	* include/sys/time.h (struct timezone): Define.
+	* include/time.h: Correct comment about timezone.
+
 2006-06-18  Danny Smith  <dannysmith@users.sourceforge.net>
 
 	* configure.in (AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR): Remove.
diff --git a/winsup/mingw/include/sys/time.h b/winsup/mingw/include/sys/time.h
index f3dcc3646..17a3960a9 100644
--- a/winsup/mingw/include/sys/time.h
+++ b/winsup/mingw/include/sys/time.h
@@ -20,6 +20,15 @@ struct timeval {
 #define timerclear(tvp)	 (tvp)->tv_sec = (tvp)->tv_usec = 0
 #endif /* _TIMEVAL_DEFINED */
 
+/* Provided for compatibility with code that assumes that
+   the presence of gettimeofday function implies a definition
+   of struct timezone. */
+struct timezone
+{
+  int tz_minuteswest; /* of Greenwich */
+  int tz_dsttime;     /* type of dst correction to apply */
+};
+
 /*
    Implementation as per:
    The Open Group Base Specifications, Issue 6
diff --git a/winsup/mingw/include/time.h b/winsup/mingw/include/time.h
index 2b41a8c6b..13d4d1630 100644
--- a/winsup/mingw/include/time.h
+++ b/winsup/mingw/include/time.h
@@ -181,7 +181,8 @@ __MINGW_IMPORT char 	*tzname[2];
    of macros.  */
 
 #define daylight        _daylight
-/* NOTE: timezone not defined because it would conflict with sys/timeb.h.
+/* NOTE: timezone not defined as macro because it would conflict with
+   struct timezone in sys/time.h.
    Also, tzname used to a be macro, but now it's in moldname. */
 __MINGW_IMPORT char 	*tzname[2];