diff --git a/networking/udhcp/common.c b/networking/udhcp/common.c
index 4f856ee..ce76c51 100644
--- a/networking/udhcp/common.c
+++ b/networking/udhcp/common.c
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 #include <signal.h>
 #include <paths.h>
 #include <sys/socket.h>
+#include <sys/sysinfo.h>
 #include <stdarg.h>
 
 #include "common.h"
@@ -37,6 +38,14 @@
 
 static int daemonized;
 
+long uptime(void)
+{
+	struct sysinfo info;
+	sysinfo(&info);
+	printf("uptime %d\n", info.uptime);
+	return info.uptime;
+}
+
 
 /*
  * This function makes sure our first socket calls