diff --git a/doc/fixes34.2 b/doc/fixes34.2
index 137644702..90c72210b 100644
--- a/doc/fixes34.2
+++ b/doc/fixes34.2
@@ -138,6 +138,7 @@ unix: don't autosave if hangup occurs after game is over
 linux: add example use of nroff on recent Linux distros
 linux: use random() by default instead of lrand48()
 OpenBSD: time() prototype and correct default Mail program
+Gnome: compilation problems on Solaris
 
 
 General New Features
@@ -149,4 +150,5 @@ Platform- and/or Interface-Specific New Features
 win32tty: keystroke handlers can be dynamically loaded to assist in resolving
 	internationalization issues
 win32tty: add Ray Chason's code for international keyboard handling
+Solaris (and other SystemV variants): TIMED_DELAY support
 
diff --git a/include/extern.h b/include/extern.h
index 976bb1b8c..0e16dd579 100644
--- a/include/extern.h
+++ b/include/extern.h
@@ -2070,6 +2070,9 @@ E void VDECL(error, (const char *,...)) PRINTF_F(1,2);
 #ifdef UNIX
 E void NDECL(getlock);
 E void FDECL(regularize, (char *));
+# if defined(TIMED_DELAY) && !defined(msleep) && defined(SYSV)
+E void FDECL(msleep, (unsigned));
+# endif
 # ifdef SHELL
 E int NDECL(dosh);
 # endif /* SHELL */
diff --git a/sys/unix/unixres.c b/sys/unix/unixres.c
index 8c234e573..3e7f9899d 100644
--- a/sys/unix/unixres.c
+++ b/sys/unix/unixres.c
@@ -61,6 +61,10 @@ uid_t *ruid, *euid, *suid;
 
 #   else	/* SYS_getresuid */
 
+#ifdef SVR4
+#include <sys/stat.h>
+#endif /* SVR4 */
+
 static int
 real_getresuid(ruid, euid, suid)
 uid_t *ruid, *euid, *suid;
diff --git a/sys/unix/unixunix.c b/sys/unix/unixunix.c
index ed17c91c1..6950b820b 100644
--- a/sys/unix/unixunix.c
+++ b/sys/unix/unixunix.c
@@ -219,6 +219,21 @@ register char *s;
 #endif
 }
 
+#if defined(TIMED_DELAY) && !defined(msleep) && defined(SYSV)
+#include <poll.h>
+
+void
+msleep(msec)
+unsigned msec;				/* milliseconds */
+{
+	struct pollfd unused;
+	int msecs = msec;		/* poll API is signed */
+
+	if (msecs < 0) msecs = 0;	/* avoid infinite sleep */
+	(void) poll(&unused, (unsigned long)0, msecs);
+}
+#endif /* TIMED_DELAY for SYSV */
+
 #ifdef SHELL
 int
 dosh()