diff --git a/include/linux/time.h b/include/linux/time.h
index aed74463592d..27d83fd2ae61 100644
--- a/include/linux/time.h
+++ b/include/linux/time.h
@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@ int get_timespec64(struct timespec64 *ts,
 int put_timespec64(const struct timespec64 *ts,
 		struct __kernel_timespec __user *uts);
 int get_itimerspec64(struct itimerspec64 *it,
-			const struct itimerspec __user *uit);
+			const struct __kernel_itimerspec __user *uit);
 int put_itimerspec64(const struct itimerspec64 *it,
-			struct itimerspec __user *uit);
+			struct __kernel_itimerspec __user *uit);
 
 extern time64_t mktime64(const unsigned int year, const unsigned int mon,
 			const unsigned int day, const unsigned int hour,
diff --git a/include/linux/time64.h b/include/linux/time64.h
index 0a7b2f79cec7..05634afba0db 100644
--- a/include/linux/time64.h
+++ b/include/linux/time64.h
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ typedef __u64 timeu64_t;
  */
 #ifndef CONFIG_64BIT_TIME
 #define __kernel_timespec timespec
+#define __kernel_itimerspec itimerspec
 #endif
 
 #include <uapi/linux/time.h>
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/time.h b/include/uapi/linux/time.h
index fcf936656493..6b56a2208be7 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/time.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/time.h
@@ -49,6 +49,13 @@ struct __kernel_timespec {
 };
 #endif
 
+#ifndef __kernel_itimerspec
+struct __kernel_itimerspec {
+	struct __kernel_timespec it_interval;    /* timer period */
+	struct __kernel_timespec it_value;       /* timer expiration */
+};
+#endif
+
 /*
  * legacy timeval structure, only embedded in structures that
  * traditionally used 'timeval' to pass time intervals (not absolute
diff --git a/kernel/time/time.c b/kernel/time/time.c
index b1225db61eb2..c0195225fdce 100644
--- a/kernel/time/time.c
+++ b/kernel/time/time.c
@@ -927,7 +927,7 @@ int compat_put_timespec64(const struct timespec64 *ts, void __user *uts)
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(compat_put_timespec64);
 
 int get_itimerspec64(struct itimerspec64 *it,
-			const struct itimerspec __user *uit)
+			const struct __kernel_itimerspec __user *uit)
 {
 	int ret;
 
@@ -942,7 +942,7 @@ int get_itimerspec64(struct itimerspec64 *it,
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(get_itimerspec64);
 
 int put_itimerspec64(const struct itimerspec64 *it,
-			struct itimerspec __user *uit)
+			struct __kernel_itimerspec __user *uit)
 {
 	int ret;