diff --git a/src/lib/utils/Makefile.am b/src/lib/utils/Makefile.am
index 6edc3ed4..5f880a01 100644
--- a/src/lib/utils/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/lib/utils/Makefile.am
@@ -11,7 +11,9 @@ libutils_a_SOURCES = log.cpp \
 		     tcpsocket.h \
 		     thread.cpp \
 		     thread.h \
-		     wqueue.h \
+		     clock.h \
+		     clock.cpp \
+		     queue.h \
 		     notify.h
 
 distclean-local:
diff --git a/src/lib/utils/clock.cpp b/src/lib/utils/clock.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a8474c19
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/utils/clock.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) John Baier 2015 <ebusd@ebusd.eu>
+ *
+ * This file is part of ebusd.
+ *
+ * ebusd is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * ebusd is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with ebusd. If not, see http://www.gnu.org/licenses/.
+ */
+
+#include "clock.h"
+#ifdef __MACH__
+#	include <mach/clock.h>
+#	include <mach/mach.h>
+#endif
+
+#ifdef __MACH__
+static bool clockInitialized = false;
+static clock_serv_t clockServ;
+#endif
+
+void clockGettime(struct timespec* t)
+{
+#ifdef __MACH__
+	if (!clockInitialized) {
+		clockInitialized = true;
+		host_get_clock_service(mach_host_self(), CALENDAR_CLOCK, &clockServ);
+	}
+	mach_timespec_t mts;
+	clock_get_time(clockServ, &mts);
+	t->tv_sec = mts.tv_sec;
+	t->tv_nsec = mts.tv_nsec;
+#else
+	clock_gettime(CLOCK_REALTIME, t);
+#endif
+}
diff --git a/src/lib/utils/clock.h b/src/lib/utils/clock.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c3d9c774
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/utils/clock.h
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) John Baier 2015 <ebusd@ebusd.eu>
+ *
+ * This file is part of ebusd.
+ *
+ * ebusd is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * ebusd is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with ebusd. If not, see http://www.gnu.org/licenses/.
+ */
+
+#ifndef LIBUTILS_CLOCK_H_
+#define LIBUTILS_CLOCK_H_
+
+#include <time.h>
+
+/** \file clock.h */
+
+/**
+ * Get the real time system clock.
+ * @param t the @a timespec in which to store the time.
+ */
+void clockGettime(struct timespec* t);
+
+#endif // LIBUTILS_CLOCK_H_
diff --git a/src/lib/utils/log.cpp b/src/lib/utils/log.cpp
index aebb7445..0843012e 100644
--- a/src/lib/utils/log.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/utils/log.cpp
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #include <time.h>
 #include <sys/time.h>
 #include <stdarg.h>
+#include "clock.h"
 
 using namespace std;
 
@@ -120,7 +121,7 @@ void logWrite(const LogFacility facility, const LogLevel level, const char* mess
 	struct timespec ts;
 	struct tm* tm;
 
-	clock_gettime(CLOCK_REALTIME, &ts);
+	clockGettime(&ts);
 	tm = localtime(&ts.tv_sec);
 
 	char* buf;
diff --git a/src/lib/utils/queue.h b/src/lib/utils/queue.h
index 2c4d5004..30e9715f 100644
--- a/src/lib/utils/queue.h
+++ b/src/lib/utils/queue.h
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #include <list>
 #include <pthread.h>
 #include <errno.h>
+#include "clock.h"
 
 /** \file queue.h */
 
@@ -88,7 +89,7 @@ public:
 		pthread_mutex_lock(&m_mutex);
 		if (timeout>0) {
 			struct timespec t;
-			clock_gettime(CLOCK_REALTIME, &t);
+			clockGettime(&t);
 			t.tv_sec += timeout;
 			while (m_queue.empty()) {
 				if (pthread_cond_timedwait(&m_cond, &m_mutex, &t)==ETIMEDOUT)
diff --git a/src/lib/utils/thread.cpp b/src/lib/utils/thread.cpp
index 1e20e68f..68918fca 100644
--- a/src/lib/utils/thread.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/utils/thread.cpp
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #endif
 
 #include "thread.h"
+#include "clock.h"
 
 void* Thread::runThread(void* arg)
 {
@@ -46,7 +47,9 @@ bool Thread::start(const char* name)
 	if (result == 0) {
 
 #ifdef HAVE_PTHREAD_SETNAME_NP
+#ifndef __MACH__
 		pthread_setname_np(m_threadid, name);
+#endif
 #endif
 
 		m_started = true;
@@ -112,7 +115,7 @@ bool WaitThread::join()
 bool WaitThread::Wait(int seconds)
 {
 	struct timespec t;
-	clock_gettime(CLOCK_REALTIME, &t);
+	clockGettime(&t);
 	t.tv_sec += seconds;
 	pthread_mutex_lock(&m_mutex);
 	pthread_cond_timedwait(&m_cond, &m_mutex, &t);