diff --git a/drivers/scsi/3w-9xxx.c b/drivers/scsi/3w-9xxx.c
index 00e7968a1d70..cb9af3f7b653 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/3w-9xxx.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/3w-9xxx.c
@@ -369,7 +369,6 @@ out:
 static void twa_aen_queue_event(TW_Device_Extension *tw_dev, TW_Command_Apache_Header *header)
 {
 	u32 local_time;
-	struct timeval time;
 	TW_Event *event;
 	unsigned short aen;
 	char host[16];
@@ -392,8 +391,8 @@ static void twa_aen_queue_event(TW_Device_Extension *tw_dev, TW_Command_Apache_H
 	memset(event, 0, sizeof(TW_Event));
 
 	event->severity = TW_SEV_OUT(header->status_block.severity__reserved);
-	do_gettimeofday(&time);
-	local_time = (u32)(time.tv_sec - (sys_tz.tz_minuteswest * 60));
+	/* event->time_stamp_sec overflows in y2106 */
+	local_time = (u32)(ktime_get_real_seconds() - (sys_tz.tz_minuteswest * 60));
 	event->time_stamp_sec = local_time;
 	event->aen_code = aen;
 	event->retrieved = TW_AEN_NOT_RETRIEVED;
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/3w-sas.c b/drivers/scsi/3w-sas.c
index b150e131b2e7..c283fdb3cb24 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/3w-sas.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/3w-sas.c
@@ -221,7 +221,6 @@ out:
 static void twl_aen_queue_event(TW_Device_Extension *tw_dev, TW_Command_Apache_Header *header)
 {
 	u32 local_time;
-	struct timeval time;
 	TW_Event *event;
 	unsigned short aen;
 	char host[16];
@@ -240,8 +239,8 @@ static void twl_aen_queue_event(TW_Device_Extension *tw_dev, TW_Command_Apache_H
 	memset(event, 0, sizeof(TW_Event));
 
 	event->severity = TW_SEV_OUT(header->status_block.severity__reserved);
-	do_gettimeofday(&time);
-	local_time = (u32)(time.tv_sec - (sys_tz.tz_minuteswest * 60));
+	/* event->time_stamp_sec overflows in y2106 */
+	local_time = (u32)(ktime_get_real_seconds() - (sys_tz.tz_minuteswest * 60));
 	event->time_stamp_sec = local_time;
 	event->aen_code = aen;
 	event->retrieved = TW_AEN_NOT_RETRIEVED;