diff --git a/kernel/time/time.c b/kernel/time/time.c
index 5c54ca632d08..45a358953f09 100644
--- a/kernel/time/time.c
+++ b/kernel/time/time.c
@@ -550,18 +550,21 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(set_normalized_timespec64);
  */
 struct timespec64 ns_to_timespec64(const s64 nsec)
 {
-	struct timespec64 ts;
+	struct timespec64 ts = { 0, 0 };
 	s32 rem;
 
-	if (!nsec)
-		return (struct timespec64) {0, 0};
-
-	ts.tv_sec = div_s64_rem(nsec, NSEC_PER_SEC, &rem);
-	if (unlikely(rem < 0)) {
-		ts.tv_sec--;
-		rem += NSEC_PER_SEC;
+	if (likely(nsec > 0)) {
+		ts.tv_sec = div_u64_rem(nsec, NSEC_PER_SEC, &rem);
+		ts.tv_nsec = rem;
+	} else if (nsec < 0) {
+		/*
+		 * With negative times, tv_sec points to the earlier
+		 * second, and tv_nsec counts the nanoseconds since
+		 * then, so tv_nsec is always a positive number.
+		 */
+		ts.tv_sec = -div_u64_rem(-nsec - 1, NSEC_PER_SEC, &rem) - 1;
+		ts.tv_nsec = NSEC_PER_SEC - rem - 1;
 	}
-	ts.tv_nsec = rem;
 
 	return ts;
 }