diff --git a/src/etc/lldb_batchmode.py b/src/etc/lldb_batchmode.py
index d9c4bc5562f00..629c8e04ec533 100644
--- a/src/etc/lldb_batchmode.py
+++ b/src/etc/lldb_batchmode.py
@@ -139,11 +139,17 @@ def listen():
 def start_watchdog():
     """Starts a watchdog thread that will terminate the process after a certain
     period of time"""
-    watchdog_start_time = time.clock()
+
+    try:
+        from time import clock
+    except ImportError:
+        from time import perf_counter as clock
+
+    watchdog_start_time = clock()
     watchdog_max_time = watchdog_start_time + 30
 
     def watchdog():
-        while time.clock() < watchdog_max_time:
+        while clock() < watchdog_max_time:
             time.sleep(1)
         print("TIMEOUT: lldb_batchmode.py has been running for too long. Aborting!")
         thread.interrupt_main()