diff --git a/platform/mbed_rtc_time.cpp b/platform/mbed_rtc_time.cpp
index 37cb1cf526..b481ef908b 100644
--- a/platform/mbed_rtc_time.cpp
+++ b/platform/mbed_rtc_time.cpp
@@ -78,12 +78,22 @@ static void (*_rtc_write)(time_t t) = NULL;
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 extern "C" {
 #endif
-#if defined (__ICCARM__)
-time_t __time32(time_t *timer)
-#else
-time_t time(time_t *timer)
-#endif
 
+int settimeofday(const struct timeval *tv, MBED_UNUSED const struct timezone *tz)
+{
+    _mutex->lock();
+    if (_rtc_init != NULL) {
+        _rtc_init();
+    }
+    if (_rtc_write != NULL) {
+        _rtc_write(tv->tv_sec);
+    }
+    _mutex->unlock();
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+int gettimeofday(struct timeval *tv, MBED_UNUSED void *tz)
 {
     _mutex->lock();
     if (_rtc_isenabled != NULL) {
@@ -92,28 +102,40 @@ time_t time(time_t *timer)
         }
     }
 
-    time_t t = (time_t) -1;
+    time_t t = (time_t) - 1;
     if (_rtc_read != NULL) {
         t = _rtc_read();
     }
 
-    if (timer != NULL) {
-        *timer = t;
-    }
+    tv->tv_sec  = t;
+    tv->tv_usec = 0;
+
     _mutex->unlock();
-    return t;
+
+    return 0;
 }
 
+#if defined (__ICCARM__)
+time_t __time32(time_t *timer)
+#else
+time_t time(time_t *timer)
+#endif
+{
+    struct timeval tv;
+    gettimeofday(&tv, NULL);
+
+    if (timer != NULL) {
+        *timer = tv.tv_sec;
+    }
+
+    return tv.tv_sec;
+}
+
+
 void set_time(time_t t)
 {
-    _mutex->lock();
-    if (_rtc_init != NULL) {
-        _rtc_init();
-    }
-    if (_rtc_write != NULL) {
-        _rtc_write(t);
-    }
-    _mutex->unlock();
+    const struct timeval tv = { t, 0 };
+    settimeofday(&tv, NULL);
 }
 
 void attach_rtc(time_t (*read_rtc)(void), void (*write_rtc)(time_t), void (*init_rtc)(void), int (*isenabled_rtc)(void))
@@ -127,7 +149,6 @@ void attach_rtc(time_t (*read_rtc)(void), void (*write_rtc)(time_t), void (*init
 }
 
 
-
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/platform/mbed_rtc_time.h b/platform/mbed_rtc_time.h
index 1dc021c806..5c5c9a5514 100644
--- a/platform/mbed_rtc_time.h
+++ b/platform/mbed_rtc_time.h
@@ -28,6 +28,14 @@
 extern "C" {
 #endif
 
+/* Timeval definition for non GCC_ARM toolchains */
+#if !defined(__GNUC__) || defined(__CC_ARM) || defined(__clang__)
+struct timeval {
+    time_t tv_sec;
+    int32_t tv_usec;
+};
+#endif
+
 /** Implementation of the C time.h functions
  *
  * Provides mechanisms to set and read the current time, based
@@ -90,6 +98,30 @@ void set_time(time_t t);
  */
 void attach_rtc(time_t (*read_rtc)(void), void (*write_rtc)(time_t), void (*init_rtc)(void), int (*isenabled_rtc)(void));
 
+/** Standard lib retarget, get time since Epoch
+ *
+ * @param tv    Structure containing time_t secondsa and suseconds_t microseconds. Due to
+ *              separate target specific RTC implementations only the seconds component is used.
+ * @param tz    DEPRECATED IN THE STANDARD: This parameter is left in for legacy code. It is
+ *              not used.
+ * @return      0 on success, -1 on a failure.
+ * @note Synchronization level: Thread safe
+ *
+ */
+int gettimeofday(struct timeval *tv, void *tz);
+
+/** Standard lib retarget, set time since Epoch
+ *
+ * @param tv    Structure containing time_t secondsa and suseconds_t microseconds. Due to
+ *              separate target specific RTC implementations only the seconds component is used.
+ * @param tz    DEPRECATED IN THE STANDARD: This parameter is left in for legacy code. It is
+ *              not used.
+ * @return      Time in seconds on success, -1 on a failure.
+ * @note Synchronization level: Thread safe
+ *
+ */
+int settimeofday(const struct timeval *tv, const struct timezone *tz);
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif