diff --git a/drivers/ptp/ptp_clock.c b/drivers/ptp/ptp_clock.c
index e8142803a1a7..b77435783ef3 100644
--- a/drivers/ptp/ptp_clock.c
+++ b/drivers/ptp/ptp_clock.c
@@ -97,30 +97,26 @@ static s32 scaled_ppm_to_ppb(long ppm)
 
 /* posix clock implementation */
 
-static int ptp_clock_getres(struct posix_clock *pc, struct timespec *tp)
+static int ptp_clock_getres(struct posix_clock *pc, struct timespec64 *tp)
 {
 	tp->tv_sec = 0;
 	tp->tv_nsec = 1;
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int ptp_clock_settime(struct posix_clock *pc, const struct timespec *tp)
+static int ptp_clock_settime(struct posix_clock *pc, const struct timespec64 *tp)
 {
 	struct ptp_clock *ptp = container_of(pc, struct ptp_clock, clock);
-	struct timespec64 ts = timespec_to_timespec64(*tp);
 
-	return  ptp->info->settime64(ptp->info, &ts);
+	return  ptp->info->settime64(ptp->info, tp);
 }
 
-static int ptp_clock_gettime(struct posix_clock *pc, struct timespec *tp)
+static int ptp_clock_gettime(struct posix_clock *pc, struct timespec64 *tp)
 {
 	struct ptp_clock *ptp = container_of(pc, struct ptp_clock, clock);
-	struct timespec64 ts;
 	int err;
 
-	err = ptp->info->gettime64(ptp->info, &ts);
-	if (!err)
-		*tp = timespec64_to_timespec(ts);
+	err = ptp->info->gettime64(ptp->info, tp);
 	return err;
 }
 
@@ -133,7 +129,7 @@ static int ptp_clock_adjtime(struct posix_clock *pc, struct timex *tx)
 	ops = ptp->info;
 
 	if (tx->modes & ADJ_SETOFFSET) {
-		struct timespec ts;
+		struct timespec64 ts;
 		ktime_t kt;
 		s64 delta;
 
@@ -146,7 +142,7 @@ static int ptp_clock_adjtime(struct posix_clock *pc, struct timex *tx)
 		if ((unsigned long) ts.tv_nsec >= NSEC_PER_SEC)
 			return -EINVAL;
 
-		kt = timespec_to_ktime(ts);
+		kt = timespec64_to_ktime(ts);
 		delta = ktime_to_ns(kt);
 		err = ops->adjtime(ops, delta);
 	} else if (tx->modes & ADJ_FREQUENCY) {
diff --git a/include/linux/posix-clock.h b/include/linux/posix-clock.h
index 34c4498b800f..83b22ae9ae12 100644
--- a/include/linux/posix-clock.h
+++ b/include/linux/posix-clock.h
@@ -59,23 +59,23 @@ struct posix_clock_operations {
 
 	int  (*clock_adjtime)(struct posix_clock *pc, struct timex *tx);
 
-	int  (*clock_gettime)(struct posix_clock *pc, struct timespec *ts);
+	int  (*clock_gettime)(struct posix_clock *pc, struct timespec64 *ts);
 
-	int  (*clock_getres) (struct posix_clock *pc, struct timespec *ts);
+	int  (*clock_getres) (struct posix_clock *pc, struct timespec64 *ts);
 
 	int  (*clock_settime)(struct posix_clock *pc,
-			      const struct timespec *ts);
+			      const struct timespec64 *ts);
 
 	int  (*timer_create) (struct posix_clock *pc, struct k_itimer *kit);
 
 	int  (*timer_delete) (struct posix_clock *pc, struct k_itimer *kit);
 
 	void (*timer_gettime)(struct posix_clock *pc,
-			      struct k_itimer *kit, struct itimerspec *tsp);
+			      struct k_itimer *kit, struct itimerspec64 *tsp);
 
 	int  (*timer_settime)(struct posix_clock *pc,
 			      struct k_itimer *kit, int flags,
-			      struct itimerspec *tsp, struct itimerspec *old);
+			      struct itimerspec64 *tsp, struct itimerspec64 *old);
 	/*
 	 * Optional character device methods:
 	 */
diff --git a/kernel/time/posix-clock.c b/kernel/time/posix-clock.c
index 9cff0ab82b63..e24008c098c6 100644
--- a/kernel/time/posix-clock.c
+++ b/kernel/time/posix-clock.c
@@ -300,14 +300,17 @@ out:
 static int pc_clock_gettime(clockid_t id, struct timespec *ts)
 {
 	struct posix_clock_desc cd;
+	struct timespec64 ts64;
 	int err;
 
 	err = get_clock_desc(id, &cd);
 	if (err)
 		return err;
 
-	if (cd.clk->ops.clock_gettime)
-		err = cd.clk->ops.clock_gettime(cd.clk, ts);
+	if (cd.clk->ops.clock_gettime) {
+		err = cd.clk->ops.clock_gettime(cd.clk, &ts64);
+		*ts = timespec64_to_timespec(ts64);
+	}
 	else
 		err = -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
@@ -319,14 +322,17 @@ static int pc_clock_gettime(clockid_t id, struct timespec *ts)
 static int pc_clock_getres(clockid_t id, struct timespec *ts)
 {
 	struct posix_clock_desc cd;
+	struct timespec64 ts64;
 	int err;
 
 	err = get_clock_desc(id, &cd);
 	if (err)
 		return err;
 
-	if (cd.clk->ops.clock_getres)
-		err = cd.clk->ops.clock_getres(cd.clk, ts);
+	if (cd.clk->ops.clock_getres) {
+		err = cd.clk->ops.clock_getres(cd.clk, &ts64);
+		*ts = timespec64_to_timespec(ts64);
+	}
 	else
 		err = -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
@@ -337,6 +343,7 @@ static int pc_clock_getres(clockid_t id, struct timespec *ts)
 
 static int pc_clock_settime(clockid_t id, const struct timespec *ts)
 {
+	struct timespec64 ts64 = timespec_to_timespec64(*ts);
 	struct posix_clock_desc cd;
 	int err;
 
@@ -350,7 +357,7 @@ static int pc_clock_settime(clockid_t id, const struct timespec *ts)
 	}
 
 	if (cd.clk->ops.clock_settime)
-		err = cd.clk->ops.clock_settime(cd.clk, ts);
+		err = cd.clk->ops.clock_settime(cd.clk, &ts64);
 	else
 		err = -EOPNOTSUPP;
 out:
@@ -403,29 +410,36 @@ static void pc_timer_gettime(struct k_itimer *kit, struct itimerspec *ts)
 {
 	clockid_t id = kit->it_clock;
 	struct posix_clock_desc cd;
+	struct itimerspec64 ts64;
 
 	if (get_clock_desc(id, &cd))
 		return;
 
-	if (cd.clk->ops.timer_gettime)
-		cd.clk->ops.timer_gettime(cd.clk, kit, ts);
-
+	if (cd.clk->ops.timer_gettime) {
+		cd.clk->ops.timer_gettime(cd.clk, kit, &ts64);
+		*ts = itimerspec64_to_itimerspec(&ts64);
+	}
 	put_clock_desc(&cd);
 }
 
 static int pc_timer_settime(struct k_itimer *kit, int flags,
 			    struct itimerspec *ts, struct itimerspec *old)
 {
+	struct itimerspec64 ts64 = itimerspec_to_itimerspec64(ts);
 	clockid_t id = kit->it_clock;
 	struct posix_clock_desc cd;
+	struct itimerspec64 old64;
 	int err;
 
 	err = get_clock_desc(id, &cd);
 	if (err)
 		return err;
 
-	if (cd.clk->ops.timer_settime)
-		err = cd.clk->ops.timer_settime(cd.clk, kit, flags, ts, old);
+	if (cd.clk->ops.timer_settime) {
+		err = cd.clk->ops.timer_settime(cd.clk, kit, flags, &ts64, &old64);
+		if (old)
+			*old = itimerspec64_to_itimerspec(&old64);
+	}
 	else
 		err = -EOPNOTSUPP;