diff --git a/include/net/pkt_sched.h b/include/net/pkt_sched.h
index 815b92a23936..2466ea143d01 100644
--- a/include/net/pkt_sched.h
+++ b/include/net/pkt_sched.h
@@ -72,6 +72,8 @@ struct qdisc_watchdog {
 	struct Qdisc	*qdisc;
 };
 
+void qdisc_watchdog_init_clockid(struct qdisc_watchdog *wd, struct Qdisc *qdisc,
+				 clockid_t clockid);
 void qdisc_watchdog_init(struct qdisc_watchdog *wd, struct Qdisc *qdisc);
 void qdisc_watchdog_schedule_ns(struct qdisc_watchdog *wd, u64 expires);
 
diff --git a/net/sched/sch_api.c b/net/sched/sch_api.c
index 54eca685420f..98541c6399db 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_api.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_api.c
@@ -596,12 +596,19 @@ static enum hrtimer_restart qdisc_watchdog(struct hrtimer *timer)
 	return HRTIMER_NORESTART;
 }
 
-void qdisc_watchdog_init(struct qdisc_watchdog *wd, struct Qdisc *qdisc)
+void qdisc_watchdog_init_clockid(struct qdisc_watchdog *wd, struct Qdisc *qdisc,
+				 clockid_t clockid)
 {
-	hrtimer_init(&wd->timer, CLOCK_MONOTONIC, HRTIMER_MODE_ABS_PINNED);
+	hrtimer_init(&wd->timer, clockid, HRTIMER_MODE_ABS_PINNED);
 	wd->timer.function = qdisc_watchdog;
 	wd->qdisc = qdisc;
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(qdisc_watchdog_init_clockid);
+
+void qdisc_watchdog_init(struct qdisc_watchdog *wd, struct Qdisc *qdisc)
+{
+	qdisc_watchdog_init_clockid(wd, qdisc, CLOCK_MONOTONIC);
+}
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(qdisc_watchdog_init);
 
 void qdisc_watchdog_schedule_ns(struct qdisc_watchdog *wd, u64 expires)