diff --git a/fs/overlayfs/file.c b/fs/overlayfs/file.c
index 8be4dc050d1e..ec3671ca140c 100644
--- a/fs/overlayfs/file.c
+++ b/fs/overlayfs/file.c
@@ -239,6 +239,7 @@ static void ovl_file_accessed(struct file *file)
 {
 	struct inode *inode, *upperinode;
 	struct timespec64 ctime, uctime;
+	struct timespec64 mtime, umtime;
 
 	if (file->f_flags & O_NOATIME)
 		return;
@@ -251,9 +252,11 @@ static void ovl_file_accessed(struct file *file)
 
 	ctime = inode_get_ctime(inode);
 	uctime = inode_get_ctime(upperinode);
-	if ((!timespec64_equal(&inode->i_mtime, &upperinode->i_mtime) ||
-	     !timespec64_equal(&ctime, &uctime))) {
-		inode->i_mtime = upperinode->i_mtime;
+	mtime = inode_get_mtime(inode);
+	umtime = inode_get_mtime(upperinode);
+	if ((!timespec64_equal(&mtime, &umtime)) ||
+	     !timespec64_equal(&ctime, &uctime)) {
+		inode_set_mtime_to_ts(inode, inode_get_mtime(upperinode));
 		inode_set_ctime_to_ts(inode, uctime);
 	}
 
diff --git a/fs/overlayfs/inode.c b/fs/overlayfs/inode.c
index 83ef66644c21..b6e98a7d36ce 100644
--- a/fs/overlayfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/overlayfs/inode.c
@@ -704,7 +704,8 @@ int ovl_update_time(struct inode *inode, int flags)
 
 		if (upperpath.dentry) {
 			touch_atime(&upperpath);
-			inode->i_atime = d_inode(upperpath.dentry)->i_atime;
+			inode_set_atime_to_ts(inode,
+					      inode_get_atime(d_inode(upperpath.dentry)));
 		}
 	}
 	return 0;
diff --git a/fs/overlayfs/util.c b/fs/overlayfs/util.c
index 89e0d60d35b6..868afd8834c3 100644
--- a/fs/overlayfs/util.c
+++ b/fs/overlayfs/util.c
@@ -1409,8 +1409,8 @@ void ovl_copyattr(struct inode *inode)
 	inode->i_uid = vfsuid_into_kuid(vfsuid);
 	inode->i_gid = vfsgid_into_kgid(vfsgid);
 	inode->i_mode = realinode->i_mode;
-	inode->i_atime = realinode->i_atime;
-	inode->i_mtime = realinode->i_mtime;
+	inode_set_atime_to_ts(inode, inode_get_atime(realinode));
+	inode_set_mtime_to_ts(inode, inode_get_mtime(realinode));
 	inode_set_ctime_to_ts(inode, inode_get_ctime(realinode));
 	i_size_write(inode, i_size_read(realinode));
 }