diff --git a/libretro-common/features/features_cpu.c b/libretro-common/features/features_cpu.c
index adcbe13d1e..de993063b0 100644
--- a/libretro-common/features/features_cpu.c
+++ b/libretro-common/features/features_cpu.c
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ retro_perf_tick_t cpu_features_get_perf_counter(void)
    time_ticks = gettime();
 #elif !defined(__MACH__) && (defined(_XBOX360) || defined(__powerpc__) || defined(__ppc__) || defined(__POWERPC__) || defined(__PSL1GHT__) || defined(__PPC64__) || defined(__powerpc64__))
    time_ticks = __mftb();
-#elif defined(_POSIX_MONOTONIC_CLOCK) || defined(__QNX__) || defined(ANDROID) || defined(__MACH__)
+#elif (defined(_POSIX_MONOTONIC_CLOCK) && _POSIX_MONOTONIC_CLOCK > 0) || defined(__QNX__) || defined(ANDROID)
    struct timespec tv = {0};
    if (ra_clock_gettime(CLOCK_MONOTONIC, &tv) == 0)
       time_ticks = (retro_perf_tick_t)tv.tv_sec * 1000000000 +
@@ -191,6 +191,8 @@ retro_perf_tick_t cpu_features_get_perf_counter(void)
    time_ticks = (retro_perf_tick_t)a | ((retro_perf_tick_t)d << 32);
 #elif defined(__ARM_ARCH_6__)
    __asm__ volatile( "mrc p15, 0, %0, c9, c13, 0" : "=r"(time_ticks) );
+#elif defined(__aarch64__)
+   __asm__ volatile( "mrs %0, cntvct_el0" : "=r"(time_ticks) );
 #elif defined(PSP) || defined(VITA)
    time_ticks = sceKernelGetSystemTimeWide();
 #elif defined(PS2)