diff --git a/include/common.h b/include/common.h
index 091b54787f..e68bed6407 100644
--- a/include/common.h
+++ b/include/common.h
@@ -251,9 +251,6 @@ void	irq_install_handler(int, interrupt_handler_t *, void *);
 void	irq_free_handler   (int);
 void	reset_timer	   (void);
 
-/* Return value of monotonic microsecond timer */
-unsigned long timer_get_us(void);
-
 void	enable_interrupts  (void);
 int	disable_interrupts (void);
 
diff --git a/include/time.h b/include/time.h
index 31d386729e..875a2b293e 100644
--- a/include/time.h
+++ b/include/time.h
@@ -96,4 +96,11 @@ ulong ticks2usec(unsigned long ticks);
  */
 void wait_ticks(unsigned long ticks);
 
+/**
+ * timer_get_us() - Get monotonic microsecond timer
+ *
+ * @return value of monotonic microsecond timer
+ */
+unsigned long timer_get_us(void);
+
 #endif /* _TIME_H */