diff --git a/include/linux/hrtimer.h b/include/linux/hrtimer.h
index 23d58fcd4d9a..8c5b10eb7265 100644
--- a/include/linux/hrtimer.h
+++ b/include/linux/hrtimer.h
@@ -452,7 +452,7 @@ static inline u64 hrtimer_forward_now(struct hrtimer *timer,
 }
 
 /* Precise sleep: */
-extern long hrtimer_nanosleep(struct timespec *rqtp,
+extern long hrtimer_nanosleep(struct timespec64 *rqtp,
 			      struct timespec __user *rmtp,
 			      const enum hrtimer_mode mode,
 			      const clockid_t clockid);
diff --git a/include/linux/posix-timers.h b/include/linux/posix-timers.h
index ebc4c4945339..8c1e43ab14a9 100644
--- a/include/linux/posix-timers.h
+++ b/include/linux/posix-timers.h
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ struct k_clock {
 	int (*clock_adj) (const clockid_t which_clock, struct timex *tx);
 	int (*timer_create) (struct k_itimer *timer);
 	int (*nsleep) (const clockid_t which_clock, int flags,
-		       struct timespec *, struct timespec __user *);
+		       struct timespec64 *, struct timespec __user *);
 	long (*nsleep_restart) (struct restart_block *restart_block);
 	int (*timer_set) (struct k_itimer *timr, int flags,
 			  struct itimerspec64 *new_setting,
diff --git a/kernel/compat.c b/kernel/compat.c
index 1eb9e8aad869..933bcb31ae10 100644
--- a/kernel/compat.c
+++ b/kernel/compat.c
@@ -240,18 +240,20 @@ COMPAT_SYSCALL_DEFINE2(nanosleep, struct compat_timespec __user *, rqtp,
 		       struct compat_timespec __user *, rmtp)
 {
 	struct timespec tu, rmt;
+	struct timespec64 tu64;
 	mm_segment_t oldfs;
 	long ret;
 
 	if (compat_get_timespec(&tu, rqtp))
 		return -EFAULT;
 
-	if (!timespec_valid(&tu))
+	tu64 = timespec_to_timespec64(tu);
+	if (!timespec64_valid(&tu64))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	oldfs = get_fs();
 	set_fs(KERNEL_DS);
-	ret = hrtimer_nanosleep(&tu,
+	ret = hrtimer_nanosleep(&tu64,
 				rmtp ? (struct timespec __user *)&rmt : NULL,
 				HRTIMER_MODE_REL, CLOCK_MONOTONIC);
 	set_fs(oldfs);
diff --git a/kernel/time/alarmtimer.c b/kernel/time/alarmtimer.c
index e069f94999a8..5cb5b0008d97 100644
--- a/kernel/time/alarmtimer.c
+++ b/kernel/time/alarmtimer.c
@@ -790,13 +790,14 @@ static long __sched alarm_timer_nsleep_restart(struct restart_block *restart)
  * Handles clock_nanosleep calls against _ALARM clockids
  */
 static int alarm_timer_nsleep(const clockid_t which_clock, int flags,
-		     struct timespec *tsreq, struct timespec __user *rmtp)
+			      struct timespec64 *tsreq,
+			      struct timespec __user *rmtp)
 {
 	enum  alarmtimer_type type = clock2alarm(which_clock);
+	struct restart_block *restart;
 	struct alarm alarm;
 	ktime_t exp;
 	int ret = 0;
-	struct restart_block *restart;
 
 	if (!alarmtimer_get_rtcdev())
 		return -ENOTSUPP;
@@ -809,7 +810,7 @@ static int alarm_timer_nsleep(const clockid_t which_clock, int flags,
 
 	alarm_init(&alarm, type, alarmtimer_nsleep_wakeup);
 
-	exp = timespec_to_ktime(*tsreq);
+	exp = timespec64_to_ktime(*tsreq);
 	/* Convert (if necessary) to absolute time */
 	if (flags != TIMER_ABSTIME) {
 		ktime_t now = alarm_bases[type].gettime();
diff --git a/kernel/time/hrtimer.c b/kernel/time/hrtimer.c
index 1ef82cdb61ff..a7560123617c 100644
--- a/kernel/time/hrtimer.c
+++ b/kernel/time/hrtimer.c
@@ -1503,7 +1503,7 @@ long __sched hrtimer_nanosleep_restart(struct restart_block *restart)
 	return ret;
 }
 
-long hrtimer_nanosleep(struct timespec *rqtp, struct timespec __user *rmtp,
+long hrtimer_nanosleep(struct timespec64 *rqtp, struct timespec __user *rmtp,
 		       const enum hrtimer_mode mode, const clockid_t clockid)
 {
 	struct restart_block *restart;
@@ -1516,7 +1516,7 @@ long hrtimer_nanosleep(struct timespec *rqtp, struct timespec __user *rmtp,
 		slack = 0;
 
 	hrtimer_init_on_stack(&t.timer, clockid, mode);
-	hrtimer_set_expires_range_ns(&t.timer, timespec_to_ktime(*rqtp), slack);
+	hrtimer_set_expires_range_ns(&t.timer, timespec64_to_ktime(*rqtp), slack);
 	if (do_nanosleep(&t, mode))
 		goto out;
 
@@ -1547,15 +1547,17 @@ long hrtimer_nanosleep(struct timespec *rqtp, struct timespec __user *rmtp,
 SYSCALL_DEFINE2(nanosleep, struct timespec __user *, rqtp,
 		struct timespec __user *, rmtp)
 {
+	struct timespec64 tu64;
 	struct timespec tu;
 
 	if (copy_from_user(&tu, rqtp, sizeof(tu)))
 		return -EFAULT;
 
-	if (!timespec_valid(&tu))
+	tu64 = timespec_to_timespec64(tu);
+	if (!timespec64_valid(&tu64))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	return hrtimer_nanosleep(&tu, rmtp, HRTIMER_MODE_REL, CLOCK_MONOTONIC);
+	return hrtimer_nanosleep(&tu64, rmtp, HRTIMER_MODE_REL, CLOCK_MONOTONIC);
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/kernel/time/posix-cpu-timers.c b/kernel/time/posix-cpu-timers.c
index 441064d1216f..949e434d3536 100644
--- a/kernel/time/posix-cpu-timers.c
+++ b/kernel/time/posix-cpu-timers.c
@@ -1219,9 +1219,8 @@ 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 timespec64 *rqtp, struct itimerspec64 *it)
 {
-	struct itimerspec64 it64;
 	struct k_itimer timer;
 	int error;
 
@@ -1241,8 +1240,7 @@ static int do_cpu_nanosleep(const clockid_t which_clock, int flags,
 		it->it_value = *rqtp;
 
 		spin_lock_irq(&timer.it_lock);
-		it64 = itimerspec_to_itimerspec64(it);
-		error = posix_cpu_timer_set(&timer, flags, &it64, NULL);
+		error = posix_cpu_timer_set(&timer, flags, it, NULL);
 		if (error) {
 			spin_unlock_irq(&timer.it_lock);
 			return error;
@@ -1271,10 +1269,8 @@ 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);
-		it64 = itimerspec_to_itimerspec64(it);
-		error = posix_cpu_timer_set(&timer, 0, &zero_it, &it64);
-		*it = itimerspec64_to_itimerspec(&it64);
+		*rqtp = ns_to_timespec64(timer.it.cpu.expires);
+		error = posix_cpu_timer_set(&timer, 0, &zero_it, it);
 		if (!error) {
 			/*
 			 * Timer is now unarmed, deletion can not fail.
@@ -1310,10 +1306,11 @@ static int do_cpu_nanosleep(const clockid_t which_clock, int flags,
 static long posix_cpu_nsleep_restart(struct restart_block *restart_block);
 
 static int posix_cpu_nsleep(const clockid_t which_clock, int flags,
-			    struct timespec *rqtp, struct timespec __user *rmtp)
+			    struct timespec64 *rqtp, struct timespec __user *rmtp)
 {
 	struct restart_block *restart_block = &current->restart_block;
-	struct itimerspec it;
+	struct itimerspec64 it;
+	struct timespec ts;
 	int error;
 
 	/*
@@ -1333,13 +1330,14 @@ static int posix_cpu_nsleep(const clockid_t which_clock, int flags,
 		/*
 		 * Report back to the user the time still remaining.
 		 */
-		if (rmtp && copy_to_user(rmtp, &it.it_value, sizeof *rmtp))
+		ts = timespec64_to_timespec(it.it_value);
+		if (rmtp && copy_to_user(rmtp, &ts, sizeof(*rmtp)))
 			return -EFAULT;
 
 		restart_block->fn = posix_cpu_nsleep_restart;
 		restart_block->nanosleep.clockid = which_clock;
 		restart_block->nanosleep.rmtp = rmtp;
-		restart_block->nanosleep.expires = timespec_to_ns(rqtp);
+		restart_block->nanosleep.expires = timespec64_to_ns(rqtp);
 	}
 	return error;
 }
@@ -1347,11 +1345,12 @@ static int posix_cpu_nsleep(const clockid_t which_clock, int flags,
 static long posix_cpu_nsleep_restart(struct restart_block *restart_block)
 {
 	clockid_t which_clock = restart_block->nanosleep.clockid;
-	struct timespec t;
-	struct itimerspec it;
+	struct itimerspec64 it;
+	struct timespec64 t;
+	struct timespec tmp;
 	int error;
 
-	t = ns_to_timespec(restart_block->nanosleep.expires);
+	t = ns_to_timespec64(restart_block->nanosleep.expires);
 
 	error = do_cpu_nanosleep(which_clock, TIMER_ABSTIME, &t, &it);
 
@@ -1360,10 +1359,11 @@ static long posix_cpu_nsleep_restart(struct restart_block *restart_block)
 		/*
 		 * Report back to the user the time still remaining.
 		 */
-		if (rmtp && copy_to_user(rmtp, &it.it_value, sizeof *rmtp))
+		 tmp = timespec64_to_timespec(it.it_value);
+		if (rmtp && copy_to_user(rmtp, &tmp, sizeof(*rmtp)))
 			return -EFAULT;
 
-		restart_block->nanosleep.expires = timespec_to_ns(&t);
+		restart_block->nanosleep.expires = timespec64_to_ns(&t);
 	}
 	return error;
 
@@ -1388,7 +1388,7 @@ static int process_cpu_timer_create(struct k_itimer *timer)
 	return posix_cpu_timer_create(timer);
 }
 static int process_cpu_nsleep(const clockid_t which_clock, int flags,
-			      struct timespec *rqtp,
+			      struct timespec64 *rqtp,
 			      struct timespec __user *rmtp)
 {
 	return posix_cpu_nsleep(PROCESS_CLOCK, flags, rqtp, rmtp);
diff --git a/kernel/time/posix-stubs.c b/kernel/time/posix-stubs.c
index 0fbd0c5b95ca..c0cd53eb018a 100644
--- a/kernel/time/posix-stubs.c
+++ b/kernel/time/posix-stubs.c
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE4(clock_nanosleep, const clockid_t, which_clock, int, flags,
 		const struct timespec __user *, rqtp,
 		struct timespec __user *, rmtp)
 {
+	struct timespec64 t64;
 	struct timespec t;
 
 	switch (which_clock) {
@@ -111,9 +112,10 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE4(clock_nanosleep, const clockid_t, which_clock, int, flags,
 	case CLOCK_BOOTTIME:
 		if (copy_from_user(&t, rqtp, sizeof (struct timespec)))
 			return -EFAULT;
-		if (!timespec_valid(&t))
+		t64 = timespec_to_timespec64(t);
+		if (!timespec64_valid(&t64))
 			return -EINVAL;
-		return hrtimer_nanosleep(&t, rmtp, flags & TIMER_ABSTIME ?
+		return hrtimer_nanosleep(&t64, rmtp, flags & TIMER_ABSTIME ?
 					 HRTIMER_MODE_ABS : HRTIMER_MODE_REL,
 					 which_clock);
 	default:
diff --git a/kernel/time/posix-timers.c b/kernel/time/posix-timers.c
index 9da4797d0c63..4d7b2ce09c27 100644
--- a/kernel/time/posix-timers.c
+++ b/kernel/time/posix-timers.c
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ static struct k_clock posix_clocks[MAX_CLOCKS];
 /*
  * These ones are defined below.
  */
-static int common_nsleep(const clockid_t, int flags, struct timespec *t,
+static int common_nsleep(const clockid_t, int flags, struct timespec64 *t,
 			 struct timespec __user *rmtp);
 static int common_timer_create(struct k_itimer *new_timer);
 static void common_timer_get(struct k_itimer *, struct itimerspec64 *);
@@ -1099,7 +1099,7 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE2(clock_getres, const clockid_t, which_clock,
  * nanosleep for monotonic and realtime clocks
  */
 static int common_nsleep(const clockid_t which_clock, int flags,
-			 struct timespec *tsave, struct timespec __user *rmtp)
+			 struct timespec64 *tsave, struct timespec __user *rmtp)
 {
 	return hrtimer_nanosleep(tsave, rmtp, flags & TIMER_ABSTIME ?
 				 HRTIMER_MODE_ABS : HRTIMER_MODE_REL,
@@ -1111,6 +1111,7 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE4(clock_nanosleep, const clockid_t, which_clock, int, flags,
 		struct timespec __user *, rmtp)
 {
 	struct k_clock *kc = clockid_to_kclock(which_clock);
+	struct timespec64 t64;
 	struct timespec t;
 
 	if (!kc)
@@ -1121,10 +1122,11 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE4(clock_nanosleep, const clockid_t, which_clock, int, flags,
 	if (copy_from_user(&t, rqtp, sizeof (struct timespec)))
 		return -EFAULT;
 
-	if (!timespec_valid(&t))
+	t64 = timespec_to_timespec64(t);
+	if (!timespec64_valid(&t64))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	return kc->nsleep(which_clock, flags, &t, rmtp);
+	return kc->nsleep(which_clock, flags, &t64, rmtp);
 }
 
 /*