diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index a3413ef43..b52b85969 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -166,6 +166,7 @@ Bugfixes:
  - Qt: Fix controls not saving on non-SDL builds
  - GB Video: Fix LYC regression
  - Qt: Fix translation initialization (fixes mgba.io/i/776)
+ - PSP2: Use custom localtime_r since newlib version is broken (fixes mgba.io/i/560)
 Misc:
  - Qt: Add language selector
  - GBA Timer: Improve accuracy of timers
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index a87678e0a..e31ee40ee 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -275,7 +275,9 @@ endif()
 include(CheckFunctionExists)
 check_function_exists(strdup HAVE_STRDUP)
 check_function_exists(strndup HAVE_STRNDUP)
-check_function_exists(localtime_r HAVE_LOCALTIME_R)
+if(NOT DEFINED PSP2)
+	check_function_exists(localtime_r HAVE_LOCALTIME_R)
+endif()
 if(NOT CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME STREQUAL "Generic")
 	check_function_exists(snprintf_l HAVE_SNPRINTF_L)
 	if(CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME STREQUAL "Linux")