diff --git a/libretro-common/features/features_cpu.c b/libretro-common/features/features_cpu.c
index 0eb6abeee0..b5fca018e8 100644
--- a/libretro-common/features/features_cpu.c
+++ b/libretro-common/features/features_cpu.c
@@ -198,6 +198,8 @@ retro_perf_tick_t cpu_features_get_perf_counter(void)
    struct timeval tv;
    gettimeofday(&tv,NULL);
    time_ticks = (1000000 * tv.tv_sec + tv.tv_usec);
+#elif defined(HAVE_LIBNX)
+   time_ticks = armGetSystemTick();
 #endif
 
    return time_ticks;