diff --git a/tests/suites/test_suite_platform_unix.data b/tests/suites/test_suite_platform_unix.data
index 7135bf77b3..adb90fe80c 100644
--- a/tests/suites/test_suite_platform_unix.data
+++ b/tests/suites/test_suite_platform_unix.data
@@ -10,3 +10,7 @@ clock_gettime_available:CLOCK_REALTIME
 # CLOCK_BOOTTIME is available.
 clock_gettime(CLOCK_MONOTONIC) smoke test
 clock_gettime_available:CLOCK_MONOTONIC
+
+# Used in library/timing.c and programs/test/benchmark.c
+gettimeofday() smoke test
+gettimeofday_available:
diff --git a/tests/suites/test_suite_platform_unix.function b/tests/suites/test_suite_platform_unix.function
index d9182bce74..d419390bf4 100644
--- a/tests/suites/test_suite_platform_unix.function
+++ b/tests/suites/test_suite_platform_unix.function
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 
 #include <time.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
+#include <sys/time.h>
 
 #else /* defined(MBEDTLS_PLATFORM_IS_UNIXLIKE) */
 
@@ -54,3 +55,14 @@ void clock_gettime_available(int clockid)
     TEST_LE_S(1, ts.tv_sec);
 }
 /* END_CASE */
+
+/* BEGIN_CASE depends_on:MBEDTLS_PLATFORM_IS_UNIXLIKE */
+void gettimeofday_available()
+{
+    struct timeval tv = { 0, 0 };
+    memset(&tv, 0, sizeof(tv));
+    int ret = gettimeofday(&tv, NULL);
+    TEST_ASSERT_ERRNO(ret == 0);
+    TEST_LE_S(1, tv.tv_sec);
+}
+/* END_CASE */