diff --git a/vlib/time/time.c.v b/vlib/time/time.c.v
index 95072526b1dce7..e775a0a112eb75 100644
--- a/vlib/time/time.c.v
+++ b/vlib/time/time.c.v
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ fn C.localtime_r(t &C.time_t, tm &C.tm)
 
 // struct C.time_t {}
 
-// type C.time_t = i64
+type C.time_t = i64
 
 fn C.time(t &C.time_t) C.time_t
 
diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/checker.v b/vlib/v/checker/checker.v
index cf35003a429ace..e5f2a22353b19e 100644
--- a/vlib/v/checker/checker.v
+++ b/vlib/v/checker/checker.v
@@ -4700,10 +4700,10 @@ fn (mut c Checker) ensure_type_exists(typ ast.Type, pos token.Pos) bool {
 	}
 	match sym.kind {
 		.placeholder {
-			if sym.language == .c && sym.name == 'C.time_t' {
-				// TODO temporary hack until we can define C aliases
-				return true
-			}
+			// if sym.language == .c && sym.name == 'C.time_t' {
+			// TODO temporary hack until we can define C aliases
+			// return true
+			//}
 			// if sym.language == .v && !sym.name.starts_with('C.') {
 			// if sym.language in [.v, .c] {
 			if sym.language == .v {