diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index e100438..8f3c6ea 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -328,6 +328,7 @@ AC_CHECK_HEADER(malloc.h, AC_DEFINE(HAVE_MALLOC_H,,[do we have malloc.h?]))
 AC_CHECK_FUNCS(getaddrinfo, AC_DEFINE(HAVE_GETADDRINFO) )
 AC_CHECK_FUNC(vasprintf, AC_DEFINE(HAVE_VASPRINTF) )
 AC_CHECK_FUNC(strtok_r, AC_DEFINE(HAVE_STRTOK_R) )
+AC_CHECK_FUNC(localtime_r, AC_DEFINE(HAVE_LOCALTIME_R) )
 
 AC_ARG_WITH([inet-ntop], [AS_HELP_STRING([--with-inet-ntop], [Assume that inet_nto() is available])], [ app_cv_inet_ntop="$withval" ],[ app_cv_inet_ntop="auto" ])
 
diff --git a/src/filetransfer/v3270ftprogress.c b/src/filetransfer/v3270ftprogress.c
index 2f8baba..7c79ec0 100644
--- a/src/filetransfer/v3270ftprogress.c
+++ b/src/filetransfer/v3270ftprogress.c
@@ -485,9 +485,15 @@ void v3270ftprogress_update(GtkWidget *widget, unsigned long current, unsigned l
 				char buffer[40];
 				double	seconds = ((double) remaining) / kbytes_sec;
 				time_t 	eta		= time(0) + ((time_t) seconds);
-				struct tm tm;
 
-				strftime(buffer, 39, "%H:%M:%S", localtime_r(&eta,&tm));
+#ifdef HAVE_LOCALTIME_R
+				{
+					struct tm tm;
+					strftime(buffer, 39, "%H:%M:%S", localtime_r(&eta,&tm));
+				}
+#else
+				strftime(buffer, 39, "%H:%M:%S", localtime(&eta));
+#endif // HAVE_LOCALTIME_R
 
 				gtk_entry_set_text(dialog->info[PROGRESS_FIELD_ETA],buffer);
 
diff --git a/src/filetransfer/worker.c b/src/filetransfer/worker.c
index 246525c..885312f 100644
--- a/src/filetransfer/worker.c
+++ b/src/filetransfer/worker.c
@@ -455,8 +455,15 @@
 			char buffer[40];
 			double	seconds = ((double) remaining) / update->kbytes_sec;
 			time_t 	eta		= time(NULL) + ((time_t) seconds);
-			struct tm tm;
-			strftime(buffer, 39, "%H:%M:%S", localtime_r(&eta,&tm));
+
+#ifdef HAVE_LOCALTIME_R
+			{
+				struct tm tm;
+				strftime(buffer, 39, "%H:%M:%S", localtime_r(&eta,&tm));
+			}
+#else
+			strftime(buffer, 39, "%H:%M:%S", localtime(&eta));
+#endif // HAVE_LOCALTIME_R
 
 			gtk_entry_set_text(update->worker->field[PROGRESS_FIELD_ETA],buffer);
 
diff --git a/src/include/config.h.in b/src/include/config.h.in
index a1f5f3f..feb7789 100644
--- a/src/include/config.h.in
+++ b/src/include/config.h.in
@@ -43,6 +43,6 @@
 	#undef RPQ_REVISION
 	#undef SCCS_USER
 	#undef SCCS_DATE
-
+	#undef HAVE_LOCALTIME_R
 
 #endif /* LIBV3270_CONFIG_INCLUDED */
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