diff --git a/config-scripts/cups-common.m4 b/config-scripts/cups-common.m4
index 613f01ddf5..c36e9e01d6 100644
--- a/config-scripts/cups-common.m4
+++ b/config-scripts/cups-common.m4
@@ -224,6 +224,8 @@ AC_COMPILE_IFELSE([
 dnl See if we have the removefile(3) function for securely removing files
 AC_CHECK_FUNCS([removefile])
 
+dnl See if 
+
 dnl See if we have libusb...
 AC_ARG_ENABLE([libusb], AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-libusb], [use libusb for USB printing]))
 
@@ -448,6 +450,22 @@ AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED([CUPS_DEFAULT_SYSTEM_AUTHKEY], ["$CUPS_DEFAULT_SYSTEM_AUTHKEY
 AC_SUBST([CUPS_SYSTEM_AUTHKEY])
 AC_SUBST([INSTALLXPC])
 
+dnl Check if monotonic clock is available
+AC_MSG_CHECKING([for monotonic clock])
+AC_LINK_IFELSE([AC_LANG_PROGRAM([
+    #include <stdlib.h>
+    #include <time.h>
+  ],[
+    struct timespec t;
+    clock_gettime(CLOCK_MONOTONIC, &t);
+  ])
+],[
+  AC_MSG_RESULT([yes])
+  AC_DEFINE(HAVE_CLOCK_MONOTONIC)
+],[
+  AC_MSG_RESULT([no])
+])
+
 dnl Check for build components
 COMPONENTS="all"
 
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index f9037fddbc..ce04b013d6 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -6465,6 +6465,7 @@ then :
 fi
 
 
+
 # Check whether --enable-libusb was given.
 if test ${enable_libusb+y}
 then :
@@ -7077,6 +7078,43 @@ printf "%s\n" "#define CUPS_DEFAULT_SYSTEM_AUTHKEY \"$CUPS_DEFAULT_SYSTEM_AUTHKE
 
 
 
+{ printf "%s\n" "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for monotonic clock" >&5
+printf %s "checking for monotonic clock... " >&6; }
+cat confdefs.h - <<_ACEOF >conftest.$ac_ext
+/* end confdefs.h.  */
+
+    #include <stdlib.h>
+    #include <time.h>
+
+int
+main (void)
+{
+
+    struct timespec t;
+    clock_gettime(CLOCK_MONOTONIC, &t);
+
+  ;
+  return 0;
+}
+
+_ACEOF
+if ac_fn_c_try_link "$LINENO"
+then :
+
+  { printf "%s\n" "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: yes" >&5
+printf "%s\n" "yes" >&6; }
+  printf "%s\n" "#define HAVE_CLOCK_MONOTONIC 1" >>confdefs.h
+
+
+else $as_nop
+
+  { printf "%s\n" "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: no" >&5
+printf "%s\n" "no" >&6; }
+
+fi
+rm -f core conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext conftest.beam \
+    conftest$ac_exeext conftest.$ac_ext
+
 COMPONENTS="all"
 
 
diff --git a/cups/dest.c b/cups/dest.c
index 3eeb509337..b2d8344506 100644
--- a/cups/dest.c
+++ b/cups/dest.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #include "cups-private.h"
 #include "debug-internal.h"
 #include <sys/stat.h>
+#include <time.h>
 
 #ifdef HAVE_NOTIFY_H
 #  include <notify.h>
@@ -137,6 +138,18 @@ typedef struct _cups_namedata_s
   cups_dest_t *dest;                    /* Destination */
 } _cups_namedata_t;
 
+typedef struct _cups_time_s
+{
+#if _WIN32
+  DWORD t;
+#elif HAVE_CLOCK_MONOTONIC
+  struct timespec t;
+#elif __sun
+  hrtime_t t;
+#else
+  struct timeval t;
+#endif
+} _cups_time_t;
 
 /*
  * Local functions...
@@ -222,7 +235,8 @@ static const char	*cups_dnssd_resolve(cups_dest_t *dest, const char *uri,
 static int		cups_dnssd_resolve_cb(void *context);
 static void		cups_dnssd_unquote(char *dst, const char *src,
 			                   size_t dstsize);
-static int		cups_elapsed(struct timeval *t);
+static void             cups_gettimeofday(_cups_time_t *t);
+static int		cups_elapsed(_cups_time_t *t);
 #endif /* HAVE_DNSSD */
 static int              cups_enum_dests(http_t *http, unsigned flags, int msec, int *cancel, cups_ptype_t type, cups_ptype_t mask, cups_dest_cb_t cb, void *user_data);
 static int		cups_find_dest(const char *name, const char *instance,
@@ -3399,22 +3413,63 @@ cups_dnssd_unquote(char       *dst,	/* I - Destination buffer */
 }
 
 
+/*
+ * 'cups_gettimeofday()' - Get the sharpest time possible
+ */
+
+static void
+cups_gettimeofday(_cups_time_t *t)
+{
+#if _WIN32
+  t->t = GetTickCount();
+#elif HAVE_CLOCK_MONOTONIC
+  clock_gettime(CLOCK_MONOTONIC, &t->t);
+#elif __sun
+  t->t = gethrtime();
+#else
+  gettimeofday(&t->t, NULL);
+#endif
+}
+
 /*
  * 'cups_elapsed()' - Return the elapsed time in milliseconds.
  */
 
 static int				/* O  - Elapsed time in milliseconds */
-cups_elapsed(struct timeval *t)		/* IO - Previous time */
+cups_elapsed(_cups_time_t *t)		// IO - Previous time
 {
   int			msecs;		/* Milliseconds */
-  struct timeval	nt;		/* New time */
 
+#if _WIN32
+  DWORD cur = GetTickCount();
+
+  msecs = (int)(cur - t->t);
+
+  t->t = cur;
+
+#elif HAVE_CLOCK_MONOTONIC
+  struct timespec	nt;		// New time
+
+  clock_gettime(CLOCK_MONOTONIC, &nt);
+
+  msecs = (int)(1000 * (nt.tv_sec - t->t.tv_sec) + (nt.tv_nsec - t->t.tv_nsec) / 1000000);
+
+  *t->t = nt;
+#elif __sun
+  hrtime_t cur = gethrtime();
+
+  msecs = (int)(cur - t->t);
+
+  t->t = cur;
+#else
+  struct timeval nt;
 
   gettimeofday(&nt, NULL);
 
-  msecs = (int)(1000 * (nt.tv_sec - t->tv_sec) + (nt.tv_usec - t->tv_usec) / 1000);
+  msecs = (int)(1000 * (nt.tv_sec - t->t.tv_sec) + (nt.tv_usec - t->t.tv_usec) / 1000);
 
-  *t = nt;
+  *t->t = nt;
+#endif
 
   return (msecs);
 }
@@ -3446,7 +3501,7 @@ cups_enum_dests(
   int           count,                  /* Number of queries started */
                 completed,              /* Number of completed queries */
                 remaining;              /* Remainder of timeout */
-  struct timeval curtime;               /* Current time */
+  _cups_time_t  curtime;               // Current time
   _cups_dnssd_data_t data;		/* Data for callback */
   _cups_dnssd_device_t *device;         /* Current device */
 #  ifdef HAVE_MDNSRESPONDER
@@ -3672,7 +3727,7 @@ cups_enum_dests(
   * Get Bonjour-shared printers...
   */
 
-  gettimeofday(&curtime, NULL);
+  cups_gettimeofday(&curtime);
 
 #  ifdef HAVE_MDNSRESPONDER
   if (DNSServiceCreateConnection(&data.main_ref) != kDNSServiceErr_NoError)