diff --git a/fs/cifs/netmisc.c b/fs/cifs/netmisc.c
index b333ff60781d..abae6dd2c6b9 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/netmisc.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/netmisc.c
@@ -926,6 +926,7 @@ cifs_NTtimeToUnix(__le64 ntutc)
 
 	/* Subtract the NTFS time offset, then convert to 1s intervals. */
 	s64 t = le64_to_cpu(ntutc) - NTFS_TIME_OFFSET;
+	u64 abs_t;
 
 	/*
 	 * Unfortunately can not use normal 64 bit division on 32 bit arch, but
@@ -933,13 +934,14 @@ cifs_NTtimeToUnix(__le64 ntutc)
 	 * to special case them
 	 */
 	if (t < 0) {
-		t = -t;
-		ts.tv_nsec = (long)(do_div(t, 10000000) * 100);
+		abs_t = -t;
+		ts.tv_nsec = (long)(do_div(abs_t, 10000000) * 100);
 		ts.tv_nsec = -ts.tv_nsec;
-		ts.tv_sec = -t;
+		ts.tv_sec = -abs_t;
 	} else {
-		ts.tv_nsec = (long)do_div(t, 10000000) * 100;
-		ts.tv_sec = t;
+		abs_t = t;
+		ts.tv_nsec = (long)do_div(abs_t, 10000000) * 100;
+		ts.tv_sec = abs_t;
 	}
 
 	return ts;