diff --git a/src/App/FreeCADInit.py b/src/App/FreeCADInit.py
index 70366570c4..336c9cf1d7 100644
--- a/src/App/FreeCADInit.py
+++ b/src/App/FreeCADInit.py
@@ -247,6 +247,12 @@ except ImportError:
     FreeCAD.Console.PrintError("\n\nSeems the python standard libs are not installed, bailing out!\n\n")
     raise
 
+# Backward compatibility to Py2
+import sys
+if sys.version_info.major < 3:
+    import time
+    time.process_time = time.clock
+
 class FCADLogger(object):
     '''Convenient class for tagged logging.