diff --git a/include/mbedtls/threading.h b/include/mbedtls/threading.h
index 71538c0..dc724ee 100644
--- a/include/mbedtls/threading.h
+++ b/include/mbedtls/threading.h
@@ -106,8 +106,9 @@
 extern mbedtls_threading_mutex_t mbedtls_threading_readdir_mutex;
 #endif
 #if defined(MBEDTLS_HAVE_TIME_DATE)
-#if !defined(_WIN32) && (defined(unix) || defined(__unix) || \
-    defined(__unix__) || (defined(__APPLE__) && defined(__MACH__)))
+#if !defined(_WIN32) && !defined(__IAR_SYSTEMS_ICC__) && (defined(unix) || \
+    defined(__unix) || defined(__unix__) || (defined(__APPLE__) && \
+    defined(__MACH__)))
 #include <unistd.h>
 #if !defined(_POSIX_VERSION) || 200112L > _POSIX_THREAD_SAFE_FUNCTIONS
 /*
@@ -117,7 +118,8 @@
  */
 extern mbedtls_threading_mutex_t mbedtls_threading_gmtime_mutex;
 #endif /* !_POSIX_VERSION || 200112L > _POSIX_THREAD_SAFE_FUNCTIONS */
-#endif /* !_WIN32 && (unix || __unix || __unix__ || (__APPLE__ && __MACH__)) */
+#endif /* !_WIN32 && !__IAR_SYSTEMS_ICC__ && (unix || __unix || __unix__ ||
+        * (__APPLE__ && __MACH__)) */
 #endif /* MBEDTLS_HAVE_TIME_DATE */
 #endif /* MBEDTLS_THREADING_C */