diff --git a/drivers/char/mmtimer.c b/drivers/char/mmtimer.c
index ba1b8925c4c8..0e7fcb04f01e 100644
--- a/drivers/char/mmtimer.c
+++ b/drivers/char/mmtimer.c
@@ -657,7 +657,7 @@ static int sgi_timer_del(struct k_itimer *timr)
 }
 
 /* Assumption: it_lock is already held with irq's disabled */
-static void sgi_timer_get(struct k_itimer *timr, struct itimerspec *cur_setting)
+static void sgi_timer_get(struct k_itimer *timr, struct itimerspec64 *cur_setting)
 {
 
 	if (timr->it.mmtimer.clock == TIMER_OFF) {
@@ -668,14 +668,14 @@ static void sgi_timer_get(struct k_itimer *timr, struct itimerspec *cur_setting)
 		return;
 	}
 
-	cur_setting->it_interval = ns_to_timespec(timr->it.mmtimer.incr * sgi_clock_period);
-	cur_setting->it_value = ns_to_timespec((timr->it.mmtimer.expires - rtc_time()) * sgi_clock_period);
+	cur_setting->it_interval = ns_to_timespec64(timr->it.mmtimer.incr * sgi_clock_period);
+	cur_setting->it_value = ns_to_timespec64((timr->it.mmtimer.expires - rtc_time()) * sgi_clock_period);
 }
 
 
 static int sgi_timer_set(struct k_itimer *timr, int flags,
-	struct itimerspec * new_setting,
-	struct itimerspec * old_setting)
+	struct itimerspec64 *new_setting,
+	struct itimerspec64 *old_setting)
 {
 	unsigned long when, period, irqflags;
 	int err = 0;
@@ -687,8 +687,8 @@ static int sgi_timer_set(struct k_itimer *timr, int flags,
 		sgi_timer_get(timr, old_setting);
 
 	sgi_timer_del(timr);
-	when = timespec_to_ns(&new_setting->it_value);
-	period = timespec_to_ns(&new_setting->it_interval);
+	when = timespec64_to_ns(&new_setting->it_value);
+	period = timespec64_to_ns(&new_setting->it_interval);
 
 	if (when == 0)
 		/* Clear timer */
@@ -699,11 +699,11 @@ static int sgi_timer_set(struct k_itimer *timr, int flags,
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	if (flags & TIMER_ABSTIME) {
-		struct timespec n;
+		struct timespec64 n;
 		unsigned long now;
 
-		getnstimeofday(&n);
-		now = timespec_to_ns(&n);
+		getnstimeofday64(&n);
+		now = timespec64_to_ns(&n);
 		if (when > now)
 			when -= now;
 		else
diff --git a/include/linux/posix-timers.h b/include/linux/posix-timers.h
index 7825e242b128..ebc4c4945339 100644
--- a/include/linux/posix-timers.h
+++ b/include/linux/posix-timers.h
@@ -96,13 +96,13 @@ struct k_clock {
 	int (*nsleep) (const clockid_t which_clock, int flags,
 		       struct timespec *, struct timespec __user *);
 	long (*nsleep_restart) (struct restart_block *restart_block);
-	int (*timer_set) (struct k_itimer * timr, int flags,
-			  struct itimerspec * new_setting,
-			  struct itimerspec * old_setting);
-	int (*timer_del) (struct k_itimer * timr);
+	int (*timer_set) (struct k_itimer *timr, int flags,
+			  struct itimerspec64 *new_setting,
+			  struct itimerspec64 *old_setting);
+	int (*timer_del) (struct k_itimer *timr);
 #define TIMER_RETRY 1
-	void (*timer_get) (struct k_itimer * timr,
-			   struct itimerspec * cur_setting);
+	void (*timer_get) (struct k_itimer *timr,
+			   struct itimerspec64 *cur_setting);
 };
 
 extern struct k_clock clock_posix_cpu;
diff --git a/kernel/time/alarmtimer.c b/kernel/time/alarmtimer.c
index e8a45e2c3d95..e069f94999a8 100644
--- a/kernel/time/alarmtimer.c
+++ b/kernel/time/alarmtimer.c
@@ -598,19 +598,19 @@ static int alarm_timer_create(struct k_itimer *new_timer)
  * Copies out the current itimerspec data
  */
 static void alarm_timer_get(struct k_itimer *timr,
-				struct itimerspec *cur_setting)
+			    struct itimerspec64 *cur_setting)
 {
 	ktime_t relative_expiry_time =
 		alarm_expires_remaining(&(timr->it.alarm.alarmtimer));
 
 	if (ktime_to_ns(relative_expiry_time) > 0) {
-		cur_setting->it_value = ktime_to_timespec(relative_expiry_time);
+		cur_setting->it_value = ktime_to_timespec64(relative_expiry_time);
 	} else {
 		cur_setting->it_value.tv_sec = 0;
 		cur_setting->it_value.tv_nsec = 0;
 	}
 
-	cur_setting->it_interval = ktime_to_timespec(timr->it.alarm.interval);
+	cur_setting->it_interval = ktime_to_timespec64(timr->it.alarm.interval);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -640,8 +640,8 @@ static int alarm_timer_del(struct k_itimer *timr)
  * Sets the timer to new_setting, and starts the timer.
  */
 static int alarm_timer_set(struct k_itimer *timr, int flags,
-				struct itimerspec *new_setting,
-				struct itimerspec *old_setting)
+			   struct itimerspec64 *new_setting,
+			   struct itimerspec64 *old_setting)
 {
 	ktime_t exp;
 
@@ -659,8 +659,8 @@ static int alarm_timer_set(struct k_itimer *timr, int flags,
 		return TIMER_RETRY;
 
 	/* start the timer */
-	timr->it.alarm.interval = timespec_to_ktime(new_setting->it_interval);
-	exp = timespec_to_ktime(new_setting->it_value);
+	timr->it.alarm.interval = timespec64_to_ktime(new_setting->it_interval);
+	exp = timespec64_to_ktime(new_setting->it_value);
 	/* Convert (if necessary) to absolute time */
 	if (flags != TIMER_ABSTIME) {
 		ktime_t now;
diff --git a/kernel/time/posix-clock.c b/kernel/time/posix-clock.c
index 3807a34519c4..31d588d37a17 100644
--- a/kernel/time/posix-clock.c
+++ b/kernel/time/posix-clock.c
@@ -399,40 +399,33 @@ static int pc_timer_delete(struct k_itimer *kit)
 	return err;
 }
 
-static void pc_timer_gettime(struct k_itimer *kit, struct itimerspec *ts)
+static void pc_timer_gettime(struct k_itimer *kit, struct itimerspec64 *ts)
 {
 	clockid_t id = kit->it_clock;
 	struct posix_clock_desc cd;
-	struct itimerspec64 ts64;
 
 	if (get_clock_desc(id, &cd))
 		return;
 
-	if (cd.clk->ops.timer_gettime) {
-		cd.clk->ops.timer_gettime(cd.clk, kit, &ts64);
-		*ts = itimerspec64_to_itimerspec(&ts64);
-	}
+	if (cd.clk->ops.timer_gettime)
+		cd.clk->ops.timer_gettime(cd.clk, kit, ts);
+
 	put_clock_desc(&cd);
 }
 
 static int pc_timer_settime(struct k_itimer *kit, int flags,
-			    struct itimerspec *ts, struct itimerspec *old)
+			    struct itimerspec64 *ts, struct itimerspec64 *old)
 {
-	struct itimerspec64 ts64 = itimerspec_to_itimerspec64(ts);
 	clockid_t id = kit->it_clock;
 	struct posix_clock_desc cd;
-	struct itimerspec64 old64;
 	int err;
 
 	err = get_clock_desc(id, &cd);
 	if (err)
 		return err;
 
-	if (cd.clk->ops.timer_settime) {
-		err = cd.clk->ops.timer_settime(cd.clk, kit, flags, &ts64, &old64);
-		if (old)
-			*old = itimerspec64_to_itimerspec(&old64);
-	}
+	if (cd.clk->ops.timer_settime)
+		err = cd.clk->ops.timer_settime(cd.clk, kit, flags, ts, old);
 	else
 		err = -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
diff --git a/kernel/time/posix-cpu-timers.c b/kernel/time/posix-cpu-timers.c
index 2cd4428c81f0..441064d1216f 100644
--- a/kernel/time/posix-cpu-timers.c
+++ b/kernel/time/posix-cpu-timers.c
@@ -562,7 +562,7 @@ static int cpu_timer_sample_group(const clockid_t which_clock,
  * and try again.  (This happens when the timer is in the middle of firing.)
  */
 static int posix_cpu_timer_set(struct k_itimer *timer, int timer_flags,
-			       struct itimerspec *new, struct itimerspec *old)
+			       struct itimerspec64 *new, struct itimerspec64 *old)
 {
 	unsigned long flags;
 	struct sighand_struct *sighand;
@@ -572,7 +572,7 @@ static int posix_cpu_timer_set(struct k_itimer *timer, int timer_flags,
 
 	WARN_ON_ONCE(p == NULL);
 
-	new_expires = timespec_to_ns(&new->it_value);
+	new_expires = timespec64_to_ns(&new->it_value);
 
 	/*
 	 * Protect against sighand release/switch in exit/exec and p->cpu_timers
@@ -633,7 +633,7 @@ static int posix_cpu_timer_set(struct k_itimer *timer, int timer_flags,
 			bump_cpu_timer(timer, val);
 			if (val < timer->it.cpu.expires) {
 				old_expires = timer->it.cpu.expires - val;
-				old->it_value = ns_to_timespec(old_expires);
+				old->it_value = ns_to_timespec64(old_expires);
 			} else {
 				old->it_value.tv_nsec = 1;
 				old->it_value.tv_sec = 0;
@@ -671,7 +671,7 @@ static int posix_cpu_timer_set(struct k_itimer *timer, int timer_flags,
 	 * Install the new reload setting, and
 	 * set up the signal and overrun bookkeeping.
 	 */
-	timer->it.cpu.incr = timespec_to_ns(&new->it_interval);
+	timer->it.cpu.incr = timespec64_to_ns(&new->it_interval);
 
 	/*
 	 * This acts as a modification timestamp for the timer,
@@ -695,12 +695,12 @@ static int posix_cpu_timer_set(struct k_itimer *timer, int timer_flags,
 	ret = 0;
  out:
 	if (old)
-		old->it_interval = ns_to_timespec(old_incr);
+		old->it_interval = ns_to_timespec64(old_incr);
 
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static void posix_cpu_timer_get(struct k_itimer *timer, struct itimerspec *itp)
+static void posix_cpu_timer_get(struct k_itimer *timer, struct itimerspec64 *itp)
 {
 	u64 now;
 	struct task_struct *p = timer->it.cpu.task;
@@ -710,7 +710,7 @@ static void posix_cpu_timer_get(struct k_itimer *timer, struct itimerspec *itp)
 	/*
 	 * Easy part: convert the reload time.
 	 */
-	itp->it_interval = ns_to_timespec(timer->it.cpu.incr);
+	itp->it_interval = ns_to_timespec64(timer->it.cpu.incr);
 
 	if (timer->it.cpu.expires == 0) {	/* Timer not armed at all.  */
 		itp->it_value.tv_sec = itp->it_value.tv_nsec = 0;
@@ -739,7 +739,7 @@ static void posix_cpu_timer_get(struct k_itimer *timer, struct itimerspec *itp)
 			 * Call the timer disarmed, nothing else to do.
 			 */
 			timer->it.cpu.expires = 0;
-			itp->it_value = ns_to_timespec(timer->it.cpu.expires);
+			itp->it_value = ns_to_timespec64(timer->it.cpu.expires);
 			return;
 		} else {
 			cpu_timer_sample_group(timer->it_clock, p, &now);
@@ -748,7 +748,7 @@ static void posix_cpu_timer_get(struct k_itimer *timer, struct itimerspec *itp)
 	}
 
 	if (now < timer->it.cpu.expires) {
-		itp->it_value = ns_to_timespec(timer->it.cpu.expires - now);
+		itp->it_value = ns_to_timespec64(timer->it.cpu.expires - now);
 	} else {
 		/*
 		 * The timer should have expired already, but the firing
@@ -1221,6 +1221,7 @@ void set_process_cpu_timer(struct task_struct *tsk, unsigned int clock_idx,
 static int do_cpu_nanosleep(const clockid_t which_clock, int flags,
 			    struct timespec *rqtp, struct itimerspec *it)
 {
+	struct itimerspec64 it64;
 	struct k_itimer timer;
 	int error;
 
@@ -1234,13 +1235,14 @@ static int do_cpu_nanosleep(const clockid_t which_clock, int flags,
 	error = posix_cpu_timer_create(&timer);
 	timer.it_process = current;
 	if (!error) {
-		static struct itimerspec zero_it;
+		static struct itimerspec64 zero_it;
 
 		memset(it, 0, sizeof *it);
 		it->it_value = *rqtp;
 
 		spin_lock_irq(&timer.it_lock);
-		error = posix_cpu_timer_set(&timer, flags, it, NULL);
+		it64 = itimerspec_to_itimerspec64(it);
+		error = posix_cpu_timer_set(&timer, flags, &it64, NULL);
 		if (error) {
 			spin_unlock_irq(&timer.it_lock);
 			return error;
@@ -1270,7 +1272,9 @@ static int do_cpu_nanosleep(const clockid_t which_clock, int flags,
 		 * We were interrupted by a signal.
 		 */
 		*rqtp = ns_to_timespec(timer.it.cpu.expires);
-		error = posix_cpu_timer_set(&timer, 0, &zero_it, it);
+		it64 = itimerspec_to_itimerspec64(it);
+		error = posix_cpu_timer_set(&timer, 0, &zero_it, &it64);
+		*it = itimerspec64_to_itimerspec(&it64);
 		if (!error) {
 			/*
 			 * Timer is now unarmed, deletion can not fail.
diff --git a/kernel/time/posix-timers.c b/kernel/time/posix-timers.c
index 7742da826f02..9da4797d0c63 100644
--- a/kernel/time/posix-timers.c
+++ b/kernel/time/posix-timers.c
@@ -133,9 +133,9 @@ static struct k_clock posix_clocks[MAX_CLOCKS];
 static int common_nsleep(const clockid_t, int flags, struct timespec *t,
 			 struct timespec __user *rmtp);
 static int common_timer_create(struct k_itimer *new_timer);
-static void common_timer_get(struct k_itimer *, struct itimerspec *);
+static void common_timer_get(struct k_itimer *, struct itimerspec64 *);
 static int common_timer_set(struct k_itimer *, int,
-			    struct itimerspec *, struct itimerspec *);
+			    struct itimerspec64 *, struct itimerspec64 *);
 static int common_timer_del(struct k_itimer *timer);
 
 static enum hrtimer_restart posix_timer_fn(struct hrtimer *data);
@@ -734,18 +734,18 @@ static struct k_itimer *__lock_timer(timer_t timer_id, unsigned long *flags)
  * report.
  */
 static void
-common_timer_get(struct k_itimer *timr, struct itimerspec *cur_setting)
+common_timer_get(struct k_itimer *timr, struct itimerspec64 *cur_setting)
 {
 	ktime_t now, remaining, iv;
 	struct hrtimer *timer = &timr->it.real.timer;
 
-	memset(cur_setting, 0, sizeof(struct itimerspec));
+	memset(cur_setting, 0, sizeof(*cur_setting));
 
 	iv = timr->it.real.interval;
 
 	/* interval timer ? */
 	if (iv)
-		cur_setting->it_interval = ktime_to_timespec(iv);
+		cur_setting->it_interval = ktime_to_timespec64(iv);
 	else if (!hrtimer_active(timer) &&
 		 (timr->it_sigev_notify & ~SIGEV_THREAD_ID) != SIGEV_NONE)
 		return;
@@ -771,13 +771,14 @@ common_timer_get(struct k_itimer *timr, struct itimerspec *cur_setting)
 		if ((timr->it_sigev_notify & ~SIGEV_THREAD_ID) != SIGEV_NONE)
 			cur_setting->it_value.tv_nsec = 1;
 	} else
-		cur_setting->it_value = ktime_to_timespec(remaining);
+		cur_setting->it_value = ktime_to_timespec64(remaining);
 }
 
 /* Get the time remaining on a POSIX.1b interval timer. */
 SYSCALL_DEFINE2(timer_gettime, timer_t, timer_id,
 		struct itimerspec __user *, setting)
 {
+	struct itimerspec64 cur_setting64;
 	struct itimerspec cur_setting;
 	struct k_itimer *timr;
 	struct k_clock *kc;
@@ -792,10 +793,11 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE2(timer_gettime, timer_t, timer_id,
 	if (WARN_ON_ONCE(!kc || !kc->timer_get))
 		ret = -EINVAL;
 	else
-		kc->timer_get(timr, &cur_setting);
+		kc->timer_get(timr, &cur_setting64);
 
 	unlock_timer(timr, flags);
 
+	cur_setting = itimerspec64_to_itimerspec(&cur_setting64);
 	if (!ret && copy_to_user(setting, &cur_setting, sizeof (cur_setting)))
 		return -EFAULT;
 
@@ -831,7 +833,7 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE1(timer_getoverrun, timer_t, timer_id)
 /* timr->it_lock is taken. */
 static int
 common_timer_set(struct k_itimer *timr, int flags,
-		 struct itimerspec *new_setting, struct itimerspec *old_setting)
+		 struct itimerspec64 *new_setting, struct itimerspec64 *old_setting)
 {
 	struct hrtimer *timer = &timr->it.real.timer;
 	enum hrtimer_mode mode;
@@ -860,10 +862,10 @@ common_timer_set(struct k_itimer *timr, int flags,
 	hrtimer_init(&timr->it.real.timer, timr->it_clock, mode);
 	timr->it.real.timer.function = posix_timer_fn;
 
-	hrtimer_set_expires(timer, timespec_to_ktime(new_setting->it_value));
+	hrtimer_set_expires(timer, timespec64_to_ktime(new_setting->it_value));
 
 	/* Convert interval */
-	timr->it.real.interval = timespec_to_ktime(new_setting->it_interval);
+	timr->it.real.interval = timespec64_to_ktime(new_setting->it_interval);
 
 	/* SIGEV_NONE timers are not queued ! See common_timer_get */
 	if (((timr->it_sigev_notify & ~SIGEV_THREAD_ID) == SIGEV_NONE)) {
@@ -883,21 +885,23 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE4(timer_settime, timer_t, timer_id, int, flags,
 		const struct itimerspec __user *, new_setting,
 		struct itimerspec __user *, old_setting)
 {
-	struct k_itimer *timr;
+	struct itimerspec64 new_spec64, old_spec64;
+	struct itimerspec64 *rtn = old_setting ? &old_spec64 : NULL;
 	struct itimerspec new_spec, old_spec;
-	int error = 0;
+	struct k_itimer *timr;
 	unsigned long flag;
-	struct itimerspec *rtn = old_setting ? &old_spec : NULL;
 	struct k_clock *kc;
+	int error = 0;
 
 	if (!new_setting)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	if (copy_from_user(&new_spec, new_setting, sizeof (new_spec)))
 		return -EFAULT;
+	new_spec64 = itimerspec_to_itimerspec64(&new_spec);
 
-	if (!timespec_valid(&new_spec.it_interval) ||
-	    !timespec_valid(&new_spec.it_value))
+	if (!timespec64_valid(&new_spec64.it_interval) ||
+	    !timespec64_valid(&new_spec64.it_value))
 		return -EINVAL;
 retry:
 	timr = lock_timer(timer_id, &flag);
@@ -908,7 +912,7 @@ retry:
 	if (WARN_ON_ONCE(!kc || !kc->timer_set))
 		error = -EINVAL;
 	else
-		error = kc->timer_set(timr, flags, &new_spec, rtn);
+		error = kc->timer_set(timr, flags, &new_spec64, rtn);
 
 	unlock_timer(timr, flag);
 	if (error == TIMER_RETRY) {
@@ -916,6 +920,7 @@ retry:
 		goto retry;
 	}
 
+	old_spec = itimerspec64_to_itimerspec(&old_spec64);
 	if (old_setting && !error &&
 	    copy_to_user(old_setting, &old_spec, sizeof (old_spec)))
 		error = -EFAULT;