diff --git a/unix-ffi/machine/machine/timer.py b/unix-ffi/machine/machine/timer.py
index 3f371142..be00cee3 100644
--- a/unix-ffi/machine/machine/timer.py
+++ b/unix-ffi/machine/machine/timer.py
@@ -5,7 +5,10 @@ import os
 from signal import *
 
 libc = ffilib.libc()
-librt = ffilib.open("librt")
+try:
+    librt = ffilib.open("librt")
+except OSError as e:
+    librt = libc
 
 CLOCK_REALTIME = 0
 CLOCK_MONOTONIC = 1
diff --git a/unix-ffi/machine/manifest.py b/unix-ffi/machine/manifest.py
index c0e40764..f7c11b81 100644
--- a/unix-ffi/machine/manifest.py
+++ b/unix-ffi/machine/manifest.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-metadata(version="0.2.1")
+metadata(version="0.2.2")
 
 # Originally written by Paul Sokolovsky.