diff --git a/fs/ceph/mds_client.c b/fs/ceph/mds_client.c
index f38e56fa9712..0c05df44cc6c 100644
--- a/fs/ceph/mds_client.c
+++ b/fs/ceph/mds_client.c
@@ -1687,7 +1687,6 @@ struct ceph_mds_request *
 ceph_mdsc_create_request(struct ceph_mds_client *mdsc, int op, int mode)
 {
 	struct ceph_mds_request *req = kzalloc(sizeof(*req), GFP_NOFS);
-	struct timespec ts;
 
 	if (!req)
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
@@ -1706,8 +1705,7 @@ ceph_mdsc_create_request(struct ceph_mds_client *mdsc, int op, int mode)
 	init_completion(&req->r_safe_completion);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&req->r_unsafe_item);
 
-	ktime_get_real_ts(&ts);
-	req->r_stamp = timespec_trunc(ts, mdsc->fsc->sb->s_time_gran);
+	req->r_stamp = timespec_trunc(current_kernel_time(), mdsc->fsc->sb->s_time_gran);
 
 	req->r_op = op;
 	req->r_direct_mode = mode;