diff --git a/src/client.cpp b/src/client.cpp
index a355089e..0ae36340 100644
--- a/src/client.cpp
+++ b/src/client.cpp
@@ -35,6 +35,10 @@
 
 TicksTime s_startTime, s_endTime;
 
+#ifdef NO_SETITIMERS_SYSCALL
+    pthread_t parent;
+#endif
+
 //==============================================================================
 //==============================================================================
 
@@ -524,6 +528,20 @@ static int _connect_check(int ifd) {
     return rc;
 }
 
+#ifdef NO_SETITIMERS_SYSCALL
+void* thread_sleep(void* args)
+{
+    int sec = (g_pApp->m_const_params.cooldown_msec + g_pApp->m_const_params.warmup_msec) / 1000 + 
+        g_pApp->m_const_params.sec_test_duration;
+    int usec = (g_pApp->m_const_params.cooldown_msec + g_pApp->m_const_params.warmup_msec) % 1000;
+    log_msg("Start sleep for %d seconds %d useconds", sec, usec);
+    sleep(sec);
+    usleep(usec);
+    pthread_kill(parent, SIGUSR1);
+    return NULL;
+}
+#endif
+
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 template <class IoType, class SwitchDataIntegrity, class SwitchActivityInfo,
           class SwitchCycleDuration, class SwitchMsgSize, class PongModeCare>
@@ -637,12 +655,22 @@ int Client<IoType, SwitchDataIntegrity, SwitchActivityInfo, SwitchCycleDuration,
                     log_msg("Starting test...");
 
                     if (!g_pApp->m_const_params.pPlaybackVector) {
+                        #ifndef NO_SETITIMERS_SYSCALL
                         struct itimerval timer;
                         set_client_timer(&timer);
                         if (os_set_duration_timer(timer, client_sig_handler)) {
                             log_err("Failed setting test duration timer");
                             rc = SOCKPERF_ERR_FATAL;
                         }
+                        #else
+                        parent = pthread_self();
+                        os_set_signal_action(SIGUSR1, client_sig_handler);
+
+                        os_thread_t thread;
+                        os_thread_init(&thread);
+                        os_thread_exec(&thread, thread_sleep, NULL);
+                        os_thread_detach(&thread);
+                        #endif
                     }
 
                     if (rc == SOCKPERF_ERR_NONE) {
diff --git a/src/ticks.h b/src/ticks.h
index 3bf932ad..69169ef7 100644
--- a/src/ticks.h
+++ b/src/ticks.h
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ with simple integral values. The following describes these calculations:
 #endif
 
 #include "ticks_os.h"
+#include "os_abstract.h"
 
 // usefull constants
 static const int64_t USEC_IN_SEC = 1000 * 1000;
diff --git a/src/vma-redirect.h b/src/vma-redirect.h
index 2467bef0..aed846aa 100644
--- a/src/vma-redirect.h
+++ b/src/vma-redirect.h
@@ -33,7 +33,8 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <signal.h>
-#include <sys/poll.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <poll.h>
 #include <sched.h>
 #include <sys/ioctl.h>