diff --git a/kernel/time/alarmtimer.c b/kernel/time/alarmtimer.c
index 639321bf2e39..78a3cc555823 100644
--- a/kernel/time/alarmtimer.c
+++ b/kernel/time/alarmtimer.c
@@ -581,11 +581,11 @@ static void alarm_timer_rearm(struct k_itimer *timr)
  * @timr:	Pointer to the posixtimer data struct
  * @now:	Current time to forward the timer against
  */
-static int alarm_timer_forward(struct k_itimer *timr, ktime_t now)
+static s64 alarm_timer_forward(struct k_itimer *timr, ktime_t now)
 {
 	struct alarm *alarm = &timr->it.alarm.alarmtimer;
 
-	return (int) alarm_forward(alarm, timr->it_interval, now);
+	return alarm_forward(alarm, timr->it_interval, now);
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/kernel/time/posix-timers.c b/kernel/time/posix-timers.c
index 80d59333c76e..db1d65963a57 100644
--- a/kernel/time/posix-timers.c
+++ b/kernel/time/posix-timers.c
@@ -645,11 +645,11 @@ static ktime_t common_hrtimer_remaining(struct k_itimer *timr, ktime_t now)
 	return __hrtimer_expires_remaining_adjusted(timer, now);
 }
 
-static int common_hrtimer_forward(struct k_itimer *timr, ktime_t now)
+static s64 common_hrtimer_forward(struct k_itimer *timr, ktime_t now)
 {
 	struct hrtimer *timer = &timr->it.real.timer;
 
-	return (int)hrtimer_forward(timer, now, timr->it_interval);
+	return hrtimer_forward(timer, now, timr->it_interval);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -702,7 +702,7 @@ void common_timer_get(struct k_itimer *timr, struct itimerspec64 *cur_setting)
 	 * expiry time forward by intervals, so expiry is > now.
 	 */
 	if (iv && (timr->it_requeue_pending & REQUEUE_PENDING || sig_none))
-		timr->it_overrun += kc->timer_forward(timr, now);
+		timr->it_overrun += (int)kc->timer_forward(timr, now);
 
 	remaining = kc->timer_remaining(timr, now);
 	/* Return 0 only, when the timer is expired and not pending */
diff --git a/kernel/time/posix-timers.h b/kernel/time/posix-timers.h
index 151e28f5bf30..ddb21145211a 100644
--- a/kernel/time/posix-timers.h
+++ b/kernel/time/posix-timers.h
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ struct k_clock {
 	void	(*timer_get)(struct k_itimer *timr,
 			     struct itimerspec64 *cur_setting);
 	void	(*timer_rearm)(struct k_itimer *timr);
-	int	(*timer_forward)(struct k_itimer *timr, ktime_t now);
+	s64	(*timer_forward)(struct k_itimer *timr, ktime_t now);
 	ktime_t	(*timer_remaining)(struct k_itimer *timr, ktime_t now);
 	int	(*timer_try_to_cancel)(struct k_itimer *timr);
 	void	(*timer_arm)(struct k_itimer *timr, ktime_t expires,