diff --git a/library/platform_util.c b/library/platform_util.c
index 89f132a..9bcf15e 100644
--- a/library/platform_util.c
+++ b/library/platform_util.c
@@ -75,8 +75,9 @@
 
 #if defined(MBEDTLS_HAVE_TIME_DATE) && !defined(MBEDTLS_PLATFORM_GMTIME_ALT)
 #include <time.h>
-#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) || _POSIX_C_SOURCE > _POSIX_THREAD_SAFE_FUNCTIONS
 /*
@@ -88,7 +89,8 @@
  */
 #define PLATFORM_UTIL_USE_GMTIME
 #endif /* !_POSIX_VERSION || _POSIX_C_SOURCE > _POSIX_THREAD_SAFE_FUNCTIONS */
-#endif /* !_WIN32 && (unix || __unix || __unix__ || (__APPLE__ && __MACH__)) */
+#endif /* !_WIN32 && !__IAR_SYSTEMS_ICC__ && (unix || __unix || __unix__ ||
+        * (__APPLE__ && __MACH__)) */
 
 struct tm *mbedtls_platform_gmtime( const mbedtls_time_t *tt,
                                     struct tm *tm_buf )