--- a/src/posix/thread.c	2013-06-24 20:00:40.000000000 +0200
+++ b/src/posix/thread.c	2014-02-20 10:35:08.000000000 +0100
@@ -68,12 +68,16 @@
 # define _POSIX_MONOTONIC_CLOCK (-1)
 #endif
 
-#if (_POSIX_TIMERS > 0)
+#if (_POSIX_TIMERS >= 0)
 static unsigned vlc_clock_prec;
 
 # if (_POSIX_MONOTONIC_CLOCK > 0) && (_POSIX_CLOCK_SELECTION > 0)
 /* Compile-time POSIX monotonic clock support */
+#ifdef __GNU__ /* FIXME: GNU/Hurd quirk */
+#  define vlc_clock_id (CLOCK_REALTIME)
+#else
 #  define vlc_clock_id (CLOCK_MONOTONIC)
+#endif
 
 # elif (_POSIX_MONOTONIC_CLOCK == 0) && (_POSIX_CLOCK_SELECTION > 0)
 /* Run-time POSIX monotonic clock support (see clock_setup() below) */
@@ -903,7 +907,7 @@
  */
 mtime_t mdate (void)
 {
-#if (_POSIX_TIMERS > 0)
+#if (_POSIX_TIMERS >= 0)
     struct timespec ts;
 
     vlc_clock_setup ();
--- a/configure.ac	2013-12-07 17:16:19.000000000 +0100
+++ b/configure.ac	2014-02-19 14:41:38.000000000 +0100
@@ -122,6 +122,9 @@
   netbsd*)
     SYS=netbsd
     ;;
+  gnu*)
+    SYS=hurd
+    ;;
   dragonfly*)
     SYS=dragonfly
     ;;