diff --git a/qdf/inc/qdf_mc_timer.h b/qdf/inc/qdf_mc_timer.h
index e5401c8f1b..bd1d65755c 100644
--- a/qdf/inc/qdf_mc_timer.h
+++ b/qdf/inc/qdf_mc_timer.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2014-2016 The Linux Foundation. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2014-2017 The Linux Foundation. All rights reserved.
  *
  * Previously licensed under the ISC license by Qualcomm Atheros, Inc.
  *
@@ -249,6 +249,13 @@ unsigned long qdf_mc_timer_get_system_ticks(void);
  */
 unsigned long qdf_mc_timer_get_system_time(void);
 
+/**
+  * qdf_get_monotonic_boottime_ns() - Get kernel boottime in ns
+  *
+  * Return: kernel boottime in nano sec
+  */
+s64 qdf_get_monotonic_boottime_ns(void);
+
 /**
  * qdf_timer_module_init() - initializes a QDF timer module.
  *
diff --git a/qdf/linux/src/qdf_mc_timer.c b/qdf/linux/src/qdf_mc_timer.c
index 3f3863fafd..4114024814 100644
--- a/qdf/linux/src/qdf_mc_timer.c
+++ b/qdf/linux/src/qdf_mc_timer.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2014-2016 The Linux Foundation. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2014-2017 The Linux Foundation. All rights reserved.
  *
  * Previously licensed under the ISC license by Qualcomm Atheros, Inc.
  *
@@ -703,6 +703,15 @@ unsigned long qdf_mc_timer_get_system_time(void)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(qdf_mc_timer_get_system_time);
 
+s64 qdf_get_monotonic_boottime_ns(void)
+{
+	struct timespec ts;
+
+	ktime_get_ts(&ts);
+	return timespec_to_ns(&ts);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(qdf_get_monotonic_boottime_ns);
+
 /**
  * qdf_timer_module_deinit() - Deinitializes a QDF timer module.
  *