diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index c2c69c2..c5088c5 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ dnl                 changes are made
 dnl ---
 JACK_MAJOR_VERSION=0
 JACK_MINOR_VERSION=76
-JACK_MICRO_VERSION=4
+JACK_MICRO_VERSION=5
 
 
 dnl ---
diff --git a/jack/cycles.h b/jack/cycles.h
index 96bc4c3..062df7a 100644
--- a/jack/cycles.h
+++ b/jack/cycles.h
@@ -107,7 +107,22 @@ static inline cycles_t get_cycles (void)
 }
 
 #else
-#error You are compiling JACK on a platform for which jack/cycles.h needs work
+/* generic solution */
+
+#warning You are compiling JACK on a platform for which jack/cycles.h needs work
+#include <sys/time.h>
+
+typedef long cycles_t;
+extern cycles_t cacheflush_time;
+
+static inline cycles_t get_cycles(void)
+{
+       struct timeval tv;
+       gettimeofday (&tv, NULL);
+
+       return tv.tv_usec;
+}
+
 #endif
 
 #endif /* __jack_cycles_h__ */