diff --git a/package/Config.in b/package/Config.in
index d7b3db6ebc..dd4c97ec1f 100644
--- a/package/Config.in
+++ b/package/Config.in
@@ -672,6 +672,7 @@ source "package/logsurfer/Config.in"
 source "package/screen/Config.in"
 source "package/sudo/Config.in"
 if BR2_PACKAGE_BUSYBOX_SHOW_OTHERS
+source "package/time/Config.in"
 source "package/which/Config.in"
 endif
 source "package/xmlstarlet/Config.in"
diff --git a/package/time/Config.in b/package/time/Config.in
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..634d41a498
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/time/Config.in
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+config BR2_PACKAGE_TIME
+	bool "time"
+	help
+	  The GNU time utility.
+
+	  http://savannah.gnu.org/projects/time/
diff --git a/package/time/time.mk b/package/time/time.mk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7b53286def
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/time/time.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+#############################################################
+#
+# time
+#
+#############################################################
+
+TIME_VERSION = 1.7
+TIME_SITE = $(BR2_GNU_MIRROR)/time
+TIME_CONF_ENV = ac_cv_func_wait3=yes
+
+# time uses an old version of automake that does not support
+# installing in DESTDIR.
+define TIME_INSTALL_TARGET_CMDS
+	install -D -m 755  $(@D)/time $(TARGET_DIR)/usr/bin/time
+endef
+
+$(eval $(autotools-package))