diff --git a/wolfssl/wolfcrypt/wc_port.h b/wolfssl/wolfcrypt/wc_port.h
index 88c7bfe34..bfc514263 100644
--- a/wolfssl/wolfcrypt/wc_port.h
+++ b/wolfssl/wolfcrypt/wc_port.h
@@ -553,6 +553,7 @@ WOLFSSL_API int wolfCrypt_Cleanup(void);
 
 #elif defined(MICROCHIP_TCPIP_V5) || defined(MICROCHIP_TCPIP)
     #include <time.h>
+    extern time_t pic32_time(time_t* timer);
     #define XTIME(t1)       pic32_time((t1))
     #define XGMTIME(c, t)   gmtime((c))