diff --git a/kernel/time/alarmtimer.c b/kernel/time/alarmtimer.c
index 5cb5b0008d97..ee2f4202d82a 100644
--- a/kernel/time/alarmtimer.c
+++ b/kernel/time/alarmtimer.c
@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@ void alarm_start_relative(struct alarm *alarm, ktime_t start)
 {
 	struct alarm_base *base = &alarm_bases[alarm->type];
 
-	start = ktime_add(start, base->gettime());
+	start = ktime_add_safe(start, base->gettime());
 	alarm_start(alarm, start);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(alarm_start_relative);
@@ -475,7 +475,7 @@ u64 alarm_forward(struct alarm *alarm, ktime_t now, ktime_t interval)
 		overrun++;
 	}
 
-	alarm->node.expires = ktime_add(alarm->node.expires, interval);
+	alarm->node.expires = ktime_add_safe(alarm->node.expires, interval);
 	return overrun;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(alarm_forward);
@@ -660,13 +660,21 @@ static int alarm_timer_set(struct k_itimer *timr, int flags,
 
 	/* start the timer */
 	timr->it.alarm.interval = timespec64_to_ktime(new_setting->it_interval);
+
+	/*
+	 * Rate limit to the tick as a hot fix to prevent DOS. Will be
+	 * mopped up later.
+	 */
+	if (timr->it.alarm.interval < TICK_NSEC)
+		timr->it.alarm.interval = TICK_NSEC;
+
 	exp = timespec64_to_ktime(new_setting->it_value);
 	/* Convert (if necessary) to absolute time */
 	if (flags != TIMER_ABSTIME) {
 		ktime_t now;
 
 		now = alarm_bases[timr->it.alarm.alarmtimer.type].gettime();
-		exp = ktime_add(now, exp);
+		exp = ktime_add_safe(now, exp);
 	}
 
 	alarm_start(&timr->it.alarm.alarmtimer, exp);
diff --git a/kernel/time/tick-broadcast.c b/kernel/time/tick-broadcast.c
index 987e496bb51a..b398c2ea69b2 100644
--- a/kernel/time/tick-broadcast.c
+++ b/kernel/time/tick-broadcast.c
@@ -37,9 +37,11 @@ static int tick_broadcast_forced;
 static __cacheline_aligned_in_smp DEFINE_RAW_SPINLOCK(tick_broadcast_lock);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_TICK_ONESHOT
+static void tick_broadcast_setup_oneshot(struct clock_event_device *bc);
 static void tick_broadcast_clear_oneshot(int cpu);
 static void tick_resume_broadcast_oneshot(struct clock_event_device *bc);
 #else
+static inline void tick_broadcast_setup_oneshot(struct clock_event_device *bc) { BUG(); }
 static inline void tick_broadcast_clear_oneshot(int cpu) { }
 static inline void tick_resume_broadcast_oneshot(struct clock_event_device *bc) { }
 #endif
@@ -867,7 +869,7 @@ static void tick_broadcast_init_next_event(struct cpumask *mask,
 /**
  * tick_broadcast_setup_oneshot - setup the broadcast device
  */
-void tick_broadcast_setup_oneshot(struct clock_event_device *bc)
+static void tick_broadcast_setup_oneshot(struct clock_event_device *bc)
 {
 	int cpu = smp_processor_id();
 
diff --git a/kernel/time/tick-internal.h b/kernel/time/tick-internal.h
index f738251000fe..be0ac01f2e12 100644
--- a/kernel/time/tick-internal.h
+++ b/kernel/time/tick-internal.h
@@ -126,7 +126,6 @@ static inline int tick_check_oneshot_change(int allow_nohz) { return 0; }
 
 /* Functions related to oneshot broadcasting */
 #if defined(CONFIG_GENERIC_CLOCKEVENTS_BROADCAST) && defined(CONFIG_TICK_ONESHOT)
-extern void tick_broadcast_setup_oneshot(struct clock_event_device *bc);
 extern void tick_broadcast_switch_to_oneshot(void);
 extern void tick_shutdown_broadcast_oneshot(unsigned int cpu);
 extern int tick_broadcast_oneshot_active(void);
@@ -134,7 +133,6 @@ extern void tick_check_oneshot_broadcast_this_cpu(void);
 bool tick_broadcast_oneshot_available(void);
 extern struct cpumask *tick_get_broadcast_oneshot_mask(void);
 #else /* !(BROADCAST && ONESHOT): */
-static inline void tick_broadcast_setup_oneshot(struct clock_event_device *bc) { BUG(); }
 static inline void tick_broadcast_switch_to_oneshot(void) { }
 static inline void tick_shutdown_broadcast_oneshot(unsigned int cpu) { }
 static inline int tick_broadcast_oneshot_active(void) { return 0; }