diff --git a/include/net/pkt_sched.h b/include/net/pkt_sched.h
index 66f5ac370f92..388bf8b6d060 100644
--- a/include/net/pkt_sched.h
+++ b/include/net/pkt_sched.h
@@ -65,8 +65,14 @@ struct qdisc_watchdog {
 };
 
 extern void qdisc_watchdog_init(struct qdisc_watchdog *wd, struct Qdisc *qdisc);
-extern void qdisc_watchdog_schedule(struct qdisc_watchdog *wd,
-				    psched_time_t expires);
+extern void qdisc_watchdog_schedule_ns(struct qdisc_watchdog *wd, u64 expires);
+
+static inline void qdisc_watchdog_schedule(struct qdisc_watchdog *wd,
+					   psched_time_t expires)
+{
+	qdisc_watchdog_schedule_ns(wd, PSCHED_TICKS2NS(expires));
+}
+
 extern void qdisc_watchdog_cancel(struct qdisc_watchdog *wd);
 
 extern struct Qdisc_ops pfifo_qdisc_ops;
diff --git a/net/sched/sch_api.c b/net/sched/sch_api.c
index d84f7e734cd7..fe1ba54b93f7 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_api.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_api.c
@@ -493,7 +493,7 @@ void qdisc_watchdog_init(struct qdisc_watchdog *wd, struct Qdisc *qdisc)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(qdisc_watchdog_init);
 
-void qdisc_watchdog_schedule(struct qdisc_watchdog *wd, psched_time_t expires)
+void qdisc_watchdog_schedule_ns(struct qdisc_watchdog *wd, u64 expires)
 {
 	if (test_bit(__QDISC_STATE_DEACTIVATED,
 		     &qdisc_root_sleeping(wd->qdisc)->state))
@@ -502,10 +502,10 @@ void qdisc_watchdog_schedule(struct qdisc_watchdog *wd, psched_time_t expires)
 	qdisc_throttled(wd->qdisc);
 
 	hrtimer_start(&wd->timer,
-		      ns_to_ktime(PSCHED_TICKS2NS(expires)),
+		      ns_to_ktime(expires),
 		      HRTIMER_MODE_ABS);
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(qdisc_watchdog_schedule);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(qdisc_watchdog_schedule_ns);
 
 void qdisc_watchdog_cancel(struct qdisc_watchdog *wd)
 {