diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index aaa23886..698787e3 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ define(RELEASE_NUM, 77)
 define(CDIO_VERSION_STR, 0.$1cvs)
 
 AC_PREREQ(2.52)
-AC_REVISION([$Id: configure.ac,v 1.177 2005/10/25 14:16:41 pjcreath Exp $])dnl
+AC_REVISION([$Id: configure.ac,v 1.178 2005/10/27 03:03:42 rocky Exp $])dnl
 AC_INIT(libcdio, CDIO_VERSION_STR(RELEASE_NUM))
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR(src/cd-info.c)
 
@@ -407,6 +407,9 @@ int has_timeout=sizeof(test.timeout);],
                   [Define 1 if you have MinGW CD-ROM support])
  	LIBS="$LIBS -lwinmm"
   	cd_drivers="${cd_drivers}, MinGW"
+     	AC_DEFINE([NEED_TIMEZONEVAR], [1], 
+                  [Define 1 if you need timezone defined to get timzone
+		   defined as a variable. In cygwin it is a function too])
 	;;
      mingw*)
 	AC_DEFINE([MINGW32], [1], 
diff --git a/lib/udf/udf_private.h b/lib/udf/udf_private.h
index 616645a1..cbd295b7 100644
--- a/lib/udf/udf_private.h
+++ b/lib/udf/udf_private.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-    $Id: udf_private.h,v 1.2 2005/10/26 02:05:54 rocky Exp $
+    $Id: udf_private.h,v 1.3 2005/10/27 03:03:43 rocky Exp $
 
     Copyright (C) 2005 Rocky Bernstein <rocky@panix.com>
 
@@ -18,6 +18,13 @@
     Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
 */
 
+#ifndef __CDIO_UDF_PRIVATE_H__
+#define __CDIO_UDF_PRIVATE_H__
+
+#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
+#include "config.h"
+#endif
+
 #include <cdio/types.h>
 #include <cdio/ecma_167.h>
 #include <cdio/udf.h>
@@ -55,3 +62,13 @@ struct udf_file_s
   udf_fileid_desc_t *fid;
 };
 
+#endif /* __CDIO_UDF_PRIVATE_H__ */
+
+
+/* 
+ * Local variables:
+ *  c-file-style: "gnu"
+ *  tab-width: 8
+ *  indent-tabs-mode: nil
+ * End:
+ */
diff --git a/lib/udf/udf_time.c b/lib/udf/udf_time.c
index 020efd88..c971c621 100644
--- a/lib/udf/udf_time.c
+++ b/lib/udf/udf_time.c
@@ -39,8 +39,16 @@
  *  http://www.boulder.nist.gov/timefreq/pubs/bulletin/leapsecond.htm
  */
 
-#include <cdio/udf.h>
+#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
+#include "config.h"
+#endif
+
+#ifdef NEED_TIMEZONEVAR
+#define timezonevar 1
+#endif
+
 #include "udf_private.h"
+#include <cdio/udf.h>
 
 #define EPOCH_YEAR 1970