diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/stat.h b/include/uapi/linux/stat.h
index d538897b8e08..17b10304c393 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/stat.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/stat.h
@@ -48,17 +48,13 @@
  * tv_sec holds the number of seconds before (negative) or after (positive)
  * 00:00:00 1st January 1970 UTC.
  *
- * tv_nsec holds a number of nanoseconds before (0..-999,999,999 if tv_sec is
- * negative) or after (0..999,999,999 if tv_sec is positive) the tv_sec time.
- *
- * Note that if both tv_sec and tv_nsec are non-zero, then the two values must
- * either be both positive or both negative.
+ * tv_nsec holds a number of nanoseconds (0..999,999,999) after the tv_sec time.
  *
  * __reserved is held in case we need a yet finer resolution.
  */
 struct statx_timestamp {
 	__s64	tv_sec;
-	__s32	tv_nsec;
+	__u32	tv_nsec;
 	__s32	__reserved;
 };