diff --git a/include/linux/time.h b/include/linux/time.h
index 4b62a2c0a661..aed74463592d 100644
--- a/include/linux/time.h
+++ b/include/linux/time.h
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@
 extern struct timezone sys_tz;
 
 int get_timespec64(struct timespec64 *ts,
-		const struct timespec __user *uts);
+		const struct __kernel_timespec __user *uts);
 int put_timespec64(const struct timespec64 *ts,
-		struct timespec __user *uts);
+		struct __kernel_timespec __user *uts);
 int get_itimerspec64(struct itimerspec64 *it,
 			const struct itimerspec __user *uit);
 int put_itimerspec64(const struct itimerspec64 *it,
diff --git a/kernel/time/time.c b/kernel/time/time.c
index df61143a54f6..ccd751e95fcb 100644
--- a/kernel/time/time.c
+++ b/kernel/time/time.c
@@ -853,9 +853,9 @@ struct timespec64 timespec64_add_safe(const struct timespec64 lhs,
 }
 
 int get_timespec64(struct timespec64 *ts,
-		   const struct timespec __user *uts)
+		   const struct __kernel_timespec __user *uts)
 {
-	struct timespec kts;
+	struct __kernel_timespec kts;
 	int ret;
 
 	ret = copy_from_user(&kts, uts, sizeof(kts));
@@ -863,6 +863,11 @@ int get_timespec64(struct timespec64 *ts,
 		return -EFAULT;
 
 	ts->tv_sec = kts.tv_sec;
+
+	/* Zero out the padding for 32 bit systems or in compat mode */
+	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_64BIT_TIME) && (!IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_64BIT) || in_compat_syscall()))
+		kts.tv_nsec &= 0xFFFFFFFFUL;
+
 	ts->tv_nsec = kts.tv_nsec;
 
 	return 0;
@@ -870,12 +875,13 @@ int get_timespec64(struct timespec64 *ts,
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(get_timespec64);
 
 int put_timespec64(const struct timespec64 *ts,
-		   struct timespec __user *uts)
+		   struct __kernel_timespec __user *uts)
 {
-	struct timespec kts = {
+	struct __kernel_timespec kts = {
 		.tv_sec = ts->tv_sec,
 		.tv_nsec = ts->tv_nsec
 	};
+
 	return copy_to_user(uts, &kts, sizeof(kts)) ? -EFAULT : 0;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(put_timespec64);