diff --git a/recording-daemon/db.c b/recording-daemon/db.c
index c2c87621d..2f39f213c 100644
--- a/recording-daemon/db.c
+++ b/recording-daemon/db.c
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 #include "main.h"
 #include "log.h"
 #include "tag.h"
+#include "recaux.h"
 
 
 /*
@@ -249,12 +250,6 @@ err:
 }
 
 
-static double now_double(void) {
-	struct timeval tv;
-	gettimeofday(&tv, NULL);
-	return tv.tv_sec + tv.tv_usec / 1000000.0;
-}
-
 static void db_do_call_id(metafile_t *mf) {
 	if (mf->db_id > 0)
 		return;
diff --git a/recording-daemon/recaux.h b/recording-daemon/recaux.h
index 876dcddd4..3f65f3cc9 100644
--- a/recording-daemon/recaux.h
+++ b/recording-daemon/recaux.h
@@ -6,4 +6,16 @@ extern __thread int __sscanf_hack_var;
 #define sscanf_match(str, format, ...) __sscanf_match(str, format "%n", ##__VA_ARGS__, &__sscanf_hack_var)
 int __sscanf_match(const char *str, const char *fmt, ...) __attribute__ ((__format__ (__scanf__, 2, 3)));
 
+
+#include <time.h>
+#include <sys/time.h>
+#include "compat.h"
+
+INLINE double now_double(void) {
+	struct timeval tv;
+	gettimeofday(&tv, NULL);
+	return tv.tv_sec + tv.tv_usec / 1000000.0;
+}
+
+
 #endif