diff --git a/include/linux/syscalls.h b/include/linux/syscalls.h
index 70fcda1a9049..40bb40d1741b 100644
--- a/include/linux/syscalls.h
+++ b/include/linux/syscalls.h
@@ -567,11 +567,11 @@ asmlinkage long sys_timer_settime(timer_t timer_id, int flags,
 				struct itimerspec __user *old_setting);
 asmlinkage long sys_timer_delete(timer_t timer_id);
 asmlinkage long sys_clock_settime(clockid_t which_clock,
-				const struct timespec __user *tp);
+				const struct __kernel_timespec __user *tp);
 asmlinkage long sys_clock_gettime(clockid_t which_clock,
-				struct timespec __user *tp);
+				struct __kernel_timespec __user *tp);
 asmlinkage long sys_clock_getres(clockid_t which_clock,
-				struct timespec __user *tp);
+				struct __kernel_timespec __user *tp);
 asmlinkage long sys_clock_nanosleep(clockid_t which_clock, int flags,
 				const struct timespec __user *rqtp,
 				struct timespec __user *rmtp);
diff --git a/kernel/time/posix-stubs.c b/kernel/time/posix-stubs.c
index b605b0a40ba9..4e76021cea7f 100644
--- a/kernel/time/posix-stubs.c
+++ b/kernel/time/posix-stubs.c
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ SYS_NI(alarm);
  */
 
 SYSCALL_DEFINE2(clock_settime, const clockid_t, which_clock,
-		const struct timespec __user *, tp)
+		const struct __kernel_timespec __user *, tp)
 {
 	struct timespec64 new_tp;
 
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ int do_clock_gettime(clockid_t which_clock, struct timespec64 *tp)
 	return 0;
 }
 SYSCALL_DEFINE2(clock_gettime, const clockid_t, which_clock,
-		struct timespec __user *, tp)
+		struct __kernel_timespec __user *, tp)
 {
 	int ret;
 	struct timespec64 kernel_tp;
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE2(clock_gettime, const clockid_t, which_clock,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-SYSCALL_DEFINE2(clock_getres, const clockid_t, which_clock, struct timespec __user *, tp)
+SYSCALL_DEFINE2(clock_getres, const clockid_t, which_clock, struct __kernel_timespec __user *, tp)
 {
 	struct timespec64 rtn_tp = {
 		.tv_sec = 0,
diff --git a/kernel/time/posix-timers.c b/kernel/time/posix-timers.c
index 147d79e2cef5..93b2c38ad0f3 100644
--- a/kernel/time/posix-timers.c
+++ b/kernel/time/posix-timers.c
@@ -1041,7 +1041,7 @@ void exit_itimers(struct signal_struct *sig)
 }
 
 SYSCALL_DEFINE2(clock_settime, const clockid_t, which_clock,
-		const struct timespec __user *, tp)
+		const struct __kernel_timespec __user *, tp)
 {
 	const struct k_clock *kc = clockid_to_kclock(which_clock);
 	struct timespec64 new_tp;
@@ -1056,7 +1056,7 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE2(clock_settime, const clockid_t, which_clock,
 }
 
 SYSCALL_DEFINE2(clock_gettime, const clockid_t, which_clock,
-		struct timespec __user *,tp)
+		struct __kernel_timespec __user *, tp)
 {
 	const struct k_clock *kc = clockid_to_kclock(which_clock);
 	struct timespec64 kernel_tp;
@@ -1097,7 +1097,7 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE2(clock_adjtime, const clockid_t, which_clock,
 }
 
 SYSCALL_DEFINE2(clock_getres, const clockid_t, which_clock,
-		struct timespec __user *, tp)
+		struct __kernel_timespec __user *, tp)
 {
 	const struct k_clock *kc = clockid_to_kclock(which_clock);
 	struct timespec64 rtn_tp;