1 files changed, 9 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/cpu-all.h b/cpu-all.h
index 145d84beb1..996289eafa 100644
--- a/cpu-all.h
+++ b/cpu-all.h
@@ -992,6 +992,15 @@ static inline int64_t cpu_get_real_ticks (void)
         return rval.i64;
 #endif
 }
+#else
+/* The host CPU doesn't have an easily accessible cycle counter.
+   Just return a monotonically increasing vlue.  This will be totally wrong,
+   but hopefully better than nothing.  */
+static inline int64_t cpu_get_real_ticks (void)
+{
+    static int64_t ticks = 0;
+    return ticks++;
+}
 #endif
 
 /* profiling */