diff --git a/arch/alpha/kernel/osf_sys.c b/arch/alpha/kernel/osf_sys.c
index ce3a675c0c4b..75a5c35a2067 100644
--- a/arch/alpha/kernel/osf_sys.c
+++ b/arch/alpha/kernel/osf_sys.c
@@ -964,8 +964,8 @@ static inline long
 put_tv32(struct timeval32 __user *o, struct timeval *i)
 {
 	return copy_to_user(o, &(struct timeval32){
-				.tv_sec = o->tv_sec,
-				.tv_usec = o->tv_usec},
+				.tv_sec = i->tv_sec,
+				.tv_usec = i->tv_usec},
 			    sizeof(struct timeval32));
 }