diff --git a/src/lib/utils/log.cpp b/src/lib/utils/log.cpp
index 0829f210..2190c1b6 100644
--- a/src/lib/utils/log.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/utils/log.cpp
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
  * along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  */
 
+#define _GNU_SOURCE
+
 #include "lib/utils/log.h"
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
diff --git a/src/lib/utils/tcpsocket.h b/src/lib/utils/tcpsocket.h
index 6b8f3263..1855aaf8 100644
--- a/src/lib/utils/tcpsocket.h
+++ b/src/lib/utils/tcpsocket.h
@@ -95,6 +95,17 @@ class TCPSocket {
    */
   bool isValid();
 
+  /**
+   * Set the timeout for @a send and @a recv.
+   * @param timeout the timeout in seconds.
+   */
+  void setTimeout(int timeout) {
+    struct timeval t;
+    t.tv_usec = 0;
+    t.tv_sec = timeout;
+    setsockopt(m_sfd, SO_RCVTIMEO, SO_REUSEADDR, &t, sizeof(t));
+    setsockopt(m_sfd, SO_SNDTIMEO, SO_REUSEADDR, &t, sizeof(t));
+  }
 
  private:
   /** file descriptor from tcp socket */
diff --git a/src/lib/utils/thread.cpp b/src/lib/utils/thread.cpp
index bc428d8c..8df01504 100644
--- a/src/lib/utils/thread.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/utils/thread.cpp
@@ -20,6 +20,10 @@
 #  include <config.h>
 #endif
 
+#ifdef HAVE_PTHREAD_SETNAME_NP
+#  define _GNU_SOURCE
+#endif
+
 #include "lib/utils/thread.h"
 #include "lib/utils/clock.h"