diff --git a/src/util/thread.h b/src/util/thread.h
index 03e8f9674..e2ea0b3bf 100644
--- a/src/util/thread.h
+++ b/src/util/thread.h
@@ -143,6 +143,7 @@ public:
 class condition_variable {
 public:
     template<typename Lock> void wait(Lock const &) {}
+    template<typename Lock> void wait_for(Lock const &, chrono::milliseconds const &) {}
     void notify_all() {}
     void notify_one() {}
 };