diff --git a/drivers/input/evdev.c b/drivers/input/evdev.c
index 925571475005..116088fc3621 100644
--- a/drivers/input/evdev.c
+++ b/drivers/input/evdev.c
@@ -135,10 +135,7 @@ static void __evdev_flush_queue(struct evdev_client *client, unsigned int type)
 			continue;
 		} else if (head != i) {
 			/* move entry to fill the gap */
-			client->buffer[head].time = ev->time;
-			client->buffer[head].type = ev->type;
-			client->buffer[head].code = ev->code;
-			client->buffer[head].value = ev->value;
+			client->buffer[head] = *ev;
 		}
 
 		num++;
@@ -157,6 +154,7 @@ static void __evdev_queue_syn_dropped(struct evdev_client *client)
 {
 	struct input_event ev;
 	ktime_t time;
+	struct timespec64 ts;
 
 	time = client->clk_type == EV_CLK_REAL ?
 			ktime_get_real() :
@@ -164,7 +162,9 @@ static void __evdev_queue_syn_dropped(struct evdev_client *client)
 				ktime_get() :
 				ktime_get_boottime();
 
-	ev.time = ktime_to_timeval(time);
+	ts = ktime_to_timespec64(time);
+	ev.input_event_sec = ts.tv_sec;
+	ev.input_event_usec = ts.tv_nsec / NSEC_PER_USEC;
 	ev.type = EV_SYN;
 	ev.code = SYN_DROPPED;
 	ev.value = 0;
@@ -241,7 +241,10 @@ static void __pass_event(struct evdev_client *client,
 		 */
 		client->tail = (client->head - 2) & (client->bufsize - 1);
 
-		client->buffer[client->tail].time = event->time;
+		client->buffer[client->tail].input_event_sec =
+						event->input_event_sec;
+		client->buffer[client->tail].input_event_usec =
+						event->input_event_usec;
 		client->buffer[client->tail].type = EV_SYN;
 		client->buffer[client->tail].code = SYN_DROPPED;
 		client->buffer[client->tail].value = 0;
@@ -262,12 +265,15 @@ static void evdev_pass_values(struct evdev_client *client,
 	struct evdev *evdev = client->evdev;
 	const struct input_value *v;
 	struct input_event event;
+	struct timespec64 ts;
 	bool wakeup = false;
 
 	if (client->revoked)
 		return;
 
-	event.time = ktime_to_timeval(ev_time[client->clk_type]);
+	ts = ktime_to_timespec64(ev_time[client->clk_type]);
+	event.input_event_sec = ts.tv_sec;
+	event.input_event_usec = ts.tv_nsec / NSEC_PER_USEC;
 
 	/* Interrupts are disabled, just acquire the lock. */
 	spin_lock(&client->buffer_lock);
diff --git a/drivers/input/input-compat.c b/drivers/input/input-compat.c
index 2186f71c9fe5..fda8d6d2a268 100644
--- a/drivers/input/input-compat.c
+++ b/drivers/input/input-compat.c
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ int input_event_from_user(const char __user *buffer,
 				   sizeof(struct input_event_compat)))
 			return -EFAULT;
 
-		event->time.tv_sec = compat_event.time.tv_sec;
-		event->time.tv_usec = compat_event.time.tv_usec;
+		event->input_event_sec = compat_event.sec;
+		event->input_event_usec = compat_event.usec;
 		event->type = compat_event.type;
 		event->code = compat_event.code;
 		event->value = compat_event.value;
@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@ int input_event_to_user(char __user *buffer,
 	if (in_compat_syscall() && !COMPAT_USE_64BIT_TIME) {
 		struct input_event_compat compat_event;
 
-		compat_event.time.tv_sec = event->time.tv_sec;
-		compat_event.time.tv_usec = event->time.tv_usec;
+		compat_event.sec = event->input_event_sec;
+		compat_event.usec = event->input_event_usec;
 		compat_event.type = event->type;
 		compat_event.code = event->code;
 		compat_event.value = event->value;
diff --git a/drivers/input/input-compat.h b/drivers/input/input-compat.h
index 1563160a7af3..08cd755e73fd 100644
--- a/drivers/input/input-compat.h
+++ b/drivers/input/input-compat.h
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@
 #ifdef CONFIG_COMPAT
 
 struct input_event_compat {
-	struct compat_timeval time;
+	compat_ulong_t sec;
+	compat_ulong_t usec;
 	__u16 type;
 	__u16 code;
 	__s32 value;
diff --git a/drivers/input/misc/uinput.c b/drivers/input/misc/uinput.c
index d521aecbc078..cb4bdbd3e9e2 100644
--- a/drivers/input/misc/uinput.c
+++ b/drivers/input/misc/uinput.c
@@ -90,8 +90,8 @@ static int uinput_dev_event(struct input_dev *dev,
 	udev->buff[udev->head].code = code;
 	udev->buff[udev->head].value = value;
 	ktime_get_ts64(&ts);
-	udev->buff[udev->head].time.tv_sec = ts.tv_sec;
-	udev->buff[udev->head].time.tv_usec = ts.tv_nsec / NSEC_PER_USEC;
+	udev->buff[udev->head].input_event_sec = ts.tv_sec;
+	udev->buff[udev->head].input_event_usec = ts.tv_nsec / NSEC_PER_USEC;
 	udev->head = (udev->head + 1) % UINPUT_BUFFER_SIZE;
 
 	wake_up_interruptible(&udev->waitq);
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/input.h b/include/uapi/linux/input.h
index 8c5a0bf6ee35..7288a7c573cc 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/input.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/input.h
@@ -21,10 +21,21 @@
 
 /*
  * The event structure itself
+ * Note that __USE_TIME_BITS64 is defined by libc based on
+ * application's request to use 64 bit time_t.
  */
 
 struct input_event {
+#if (__BITS_PER_LONG != 32 || !defined(__USE_TIME_BITS64)) && !defined(__KERNEL)
 	struct timeval time;
+#define input_event_sec time.tv_sec
+#define input_event_usec time.tv_usec
+#else
+	__kernel_ulong_t __sec;
+	__kernel_ulong_t __usec;
+#define input_event_sec  __sec
+#define input_event_usec __usec
+#endif
 	__u16 type;
 	__u16 code;
 	__s32 value;