diff --git a/fs/ufs/ialloc.c b/fs/ufs/ialloc.c
index 9774555b3721..d1dd8cc33179 100644
--- a/fs/ufs/ialloc.c
+++ b/fs/ufs/ialloc.c
@@ -176,6 +176,7 @@ struct inode *ufs_new_inode(struct inode *dir, umode_t mode)
 	struct ufs_cg_private_info * ucpi;
 	struct ufs_cylinder_group * ucg;
 	struct inode * inode;
+	struct timespec64 ts;
 	unsigned cg, bit, i, j, start;
 	struct ufs_inode_info *ufsi;
 	int err = -ENOSPC;
@@ -323,8 +324,9 @@ cg_found:
 		lock_buffer(bh);
 		ufs2_inode = (struct ufs2_inode *)bh->b_data;
 		ufs2_inode += ufs_inotofsbo(inode->i_ino);
-		ufs2_inode->ui_birthtime = cpu_to_fs64(sb, CURRENT_TIME.tv_sec);
-		ufs2_inode->ui_birthnsec = cpu_to_fs32(sb, CURRENT_TIME.tv_nsec);
+		ktime_get_real_ts64(&ts);
+		ufs2_inode->ui_birthtime = cpu_to_fs64(sb, ts.tv_sec);
+		ufs2_inode->ui_birthnsec = cpu_to_fs32(sb, ts.tv_nsec);
 		mark_buffer_dirty(bh);
 		unlock_buffer(bh);
 		if (sb->s_flags & MS_SYNCHRONOUS)