diff --git a/drivers/char/random.c b/drivers/char/random.c
index 4cdf39567bae..3b83a6ac9f59 100644
--- a/drivers/char/random.c
+++ b/drivers/char/random.c
@@ -1020,12 +1020,6 @@ int __init rand_initialize(void)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-/* There is one of these per entropy source */
-struct timer_rand_state {
-	cycles_t last_time;
-	long last_delta, last_delta2;
-};
-
 /*
  * Add device- or boot-specific data to the input pool to help
  * initialize it.
@@ -1036,19 +1030,26 @@ struct timer_rand_state {
  */
 void add_device_randomness(const void *buf, size_t size)
 {
-	unsigned long time = random_get_entropy() ^ jiffies;
-	unsigned long flags;
+	cycles_t cycles = random_get_entropy();
+	unsigned long flags, now = jiffies;
 
 	if (crng_init == 0 && size)
 		crng_pre_init_inject(buf, size, false, false);
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&input_pool.lock, flags);
+	_mix_pool_bytes(&cycles, sizeof(cycles));
+	_mix_pool_bytes(&now, sizeof(now));
 	_mix_pool_bytes(buf, size);
-	_mix_pool_bytes(&time, sizeof(time));
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&input_pool.lock, flags);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(add_device_randomness);
 
+/* There is one of these per entropy source */
+struct timer_rand_state {
+	unsigned long last_time;
+	long last_delta, last_delta2;
+};
+
 /*
  * This function adds entropy to the entropy "pool" by using timing
  * delays.  It uses the timer_rand_state structure to make an estimate
@@ -1057,29 +1058,26 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(add_device_randomness);
  * The number "num" is also added to the pool - it should somehow describe
  * the type of event which just happened.  This is currently 0-255 for
  * keyboard scan codes, and 256 upwards for interrupts.
- *
  */
 static void add_timer_randomness(struct timer_rand_state *state, unsigned int num)
 {
-	struct {
-		long jiffies;
-		unsigned int cycles;
-		unsigned int num;
-	} sample;
+	cycles_t cycles = random_get_entropy();
+	unsigned long flags, now = jiffies;
 	long delta, delta2, delta3;
 
-	sample.jiffies = jiffies;
-	sample.cycles = random_get_entropy();
-	sample.num = num;
-	mix_pool_bytes(&sample, sizeof(sample));
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&input_pool.lock, flags);
+	_mix_pool_bytes(&cycles, sizeof(cycles));
+	_mix_pool_bytes(&now, sizeof(now));
+	_mix_pool_bytes(&num, sizeof(num));
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&input_pool.lock, flags);
 
 	/*
 	 * Calculate number of bits of randomness we probably added.
 	 * We take into account the first, second and third-order deltas
 	 * in order to make our estimate.
 	 */
-	delta = sample.jiffies - READ_ONCE(state->last_time);
-	WRITE_ONCE(state->last_time, sample.jiffies);
+	delta = now - READ_ONCE(state->last_time);
+	WRITE_ONCE(state->last_time, now);
 
 	delta2 = delta - READ_ONCE(state->last_delta);
 	WRITE_ONCE(state->last_delta, delta);
@@ -1305,10 +1303,10 @@ static void mix_interrupt_randomness(struct work_struct *work)
 void add_interrupt_randomness(int irq)
 {
 	enum { MIX_INFLIGHT = 1U << 31 };
+	cycles_t cycles = random_get_entropy();
+	unsigned long now = jiffies;
 	struct fast_pool *fast_pool = this_cpu_ptr(&irq_randomness);
 	struct pt_regs *regs = get_irq_regs();
-	unsigned long now = jiffies;
-	cycles_t cycles = random_get_entropy();
 	unsigned int new_count;
 
 	if (cycles == 0)
@@ -1383,28 +1381,28 @@ static void entropy_timer(struct timer_list *t)
 static void try_to_generate_entropy(void)
 {
 	struct {
-		unsigned long now;
+		cycles_t cycles;
 		struct timer_list timer;
 	} stack;
 
-	stack.now = random_get_entropy();
+	stack.cycles = random_get_entropy();
 
 	/* Slow counter - or none. Don't even bother */
-	if (stack.now == random_get_entropy())
+	if (stack.cycles == random_get_entropy())
 		return;
 
 	timer_setup_on_stack(&stack.timer, entropy_timer, 0);
 	while (!crng_ready()) {
 		if (!timer_pending(&stack.timer))
 			mod_timer(&stack.timer, jiffies + 1);
-		mix_pool_bytes(&stack.now, sizeof(stack.now));
+		mix_pool_bytes(&stack.cycles, sizeof(stack.cycles));
 		schedule();
-		stack.now = random_get_entropy();
+		stack.cycles = random_get_entropy();
 	}
 
 	del_timer_sync(&stack.timer);
 	destroy_timer_on_stack(&stack.timer);
-	mix_pool_bytes(&stack.now, sizeof(stack.now));
+	mix_pool_bytes(&stack.cycles, sizeof(stack.cycles));
 }