diff --git a/kernel/time/timekeeping.c b/kernel/time/timekeeping.c
index d563c1960302..99188ee5d9d0 100644
--- a/kernel/time/timekeeping.c
+++ b/kernel/time/timekeeping.c
@@ -305,8 +305,7 @@ static inline s64 timekeeping_get_ns(struct tk_read_base *tkr)
 
 	delta = timekeeping_get_delta(tkr);
 
-	nsec = delta * tkr->mult + tkr->xtime_nsec;
-	nsec >>= tkr->shift;
+	nsec = (delta * tkr->mult + tkr->xtime_nsec) >> tkr->shift;
 
 	/* If arch requires, add in get_arch_timeoffset() */
 	return nsec + arch_gettimeoffset();