diff --git a/patches/musl_time_t.patch b/patches/musl_time_t.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c238a17d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/patches/musl_time_t.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+diff --git a/src/unix/linux_like/linux/musl/mod.rs b/src/unix/linux_like/linux/musl/mod.rs
+index 70710734..929108ce 100644
+--- a/src/unix/linux_like/linux/musl/mod.rs
++++ b/src/unix/linux_like/linux/musl/mod.rs
+@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ pub type clock_t = c_long;
+                 See #1848 for more info."
+     )
+ )]
+-pub type time_t = c_long;
++pub type time_t = i64;
+ pub type suseconds_t = c_long;
+ pub type ino_t = u64;
+ pub type off_t = i64;
diff --git a/src/unix/linux_like/linux/musl/mod.rs b/src/unix/linux_like/linux/musl/mod.rs
index 70710734..929108ce 100644
--- a/src/unix/linux_like/linux/musl/mod.rs
+++ b/src/unix/linux_like/linux/musl/mod.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ pub type clock_t = c_long;
                 See #1848 for more info."
     )
 )]
-pub type time_t = c_long;
+pub type time_t = i64;
 pub type suseconds_t = c_long;
 pub type ino_t = u64;
 pub type off_t = i64;