diff --git a/lib/time.in.h b/lib/time.in.h
index 6d4c771963..4bd5488edc 100644
--- a/lib/time.in.h
+++ b/lib/time.in.h
@@ -112,11 +112,22 @@ struct __time_t_must_be_integral {
 /* Set *TS to the current time, and return BASE.
    Upon failure, return 0.  */
 # if @GNULIB_TIMESPEC_GET@
-#  if ! @HAVE_TIMESPEC_GET@
+#  ifdef _MSC_VER
+#   if !(defined __cplusplus && defined GNULIB_NAMESPACE)
+#    define timespec_get rpl_timespec_get
+#   endif
+_GL_FUNCDECL_RPL (timespec_get, int,
+                  (struct timespec *ts, int base)
+                  _GL_ARG_NONNULL ((1)));
+_GL_CXXALIAS_RPL (timespec_get, int,
+                  (struct timespec *ts, int base));
+#  else
+#   if ! @HAVE_TIMESPEC_GET@
 _GL_FUNCDECL_SYS (timespec_get, int, (struct timespec *ts, int base)
                                      _GL_ARG_NONNULL ((1)));
-#  endif
+#   endif
 _GL_CXXALIAS_SYS (timespec_get, int, (struct timespec *ts, int base));
+#  endif
 _GL_CXXALIASWARN (timespec_get);
 # endif
 
diff --git a/m4/gettime.m4 b/m4/gettime.m4
index c3e0713b57..f0aeb4d0e4 100644
--- a/m4/gettime.m4
+++ b/m4/gettime.m4
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# gettime.m4 serial 12
+# gettime.m4 serial 11
 dnl Copyright (C) 2002, 2004-2006, 2009-2022 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 dnl This file is free software; the Free Software Foundation
 dnl gives unlimited permission to copy and/or distribute it,
@@ -9,34 +9,7 @@ AC_DEFUN([gl_GETTIME],
   dnl Prerequisites of lib/gettime.c.
   AC_REQUIRE([gl_CLOCK_TIME])
   AC_REQUIRE([gl_TIMESPEC])
-
-  AC_REQUIRE([gl_CHECK_FUNC_TIMESPEC_GET])
-  if test $gl_cv_func_timespec_get = yes; then
-    AC_DEFINE([HAVE_TIMESPEC_GET], [1],
-      [Define if you have the timespec_get function.])
-  fi
-])
-
-dnl Tests whether the function timespec_get exists.
-dnl Sets gl_cv_func_timespec_get.
-AC_DEFUN([gl_CHECK_FUNC_TIMESPEC_GET],
-[
-  dnl Persuade OpenBSD <time.h> to declare timespec_get().
-  AC_REQUIRE([gl_USE_SYSTEM_EXTENSIONS])
-
-  dnl We can't use AC_CHECK_FUNC here, because timespec_get() is defined as a
-  dnl static inline function in <time.h> on MSVC 14.
-  AC_CACHE_CHECK([for timespec_get], [gl_cv_func_timespec_get],
-    [AC_LINK_IFELSE(
-       [AC_LANG_PROGRAM(
-          [[#include <time.h>
-            struct timespec ts;
-          ]],
-          [[return timespec_get (&ts, 0);]])
-       ],
-       [gl_cv_func_timespec_get=yes],
-       [gl_cv_func_timespec_get=no])
-    ])
+  AC_CHECK_FUNCS_ONCE([timespec_get])
 ])
 
 AC_DEFUN([gl_GETTIME_RES],
diff --git a/m4/timespec_get.m4 b/m4/timespec_get.m4
index acea56d626..cc5ce299de 100644
--- a/m4/timespec_get.m4
+++ b/m4/timespec_get.m4
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# timespec_get.m4 serial 3
+# timespec_get.m4 serial 2
 dnl Copyright (C) 2021-2022 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 dnl This file is free software; the Free Software Foundation
 dnl gives unlimited permission to copy and/or distribute it,
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ AC_DEFUN([gl_FUNC_TIMESPEC_GET],
   dnl Persuade OpenBSD <time.h> to declare timespec_get().
   AC_REQUIRE([gl_USE_SYSTEM_EXTENSIONS])
 
-  AC_REQUIRE([gl_CHECK_FUNC_TIMESPEC_GET])
-  if test $gl_cv_func_timespec_get != yes; then
+  AC_CHECK_FUNCS_ONCE([timespec_get])
+  if test $ac_cv_func_timespec_get != yes; then
     HAVE_TIMESPEC_GET=0
   fi
 ])