diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/time_types.h b/include/uapi/linux/time_types.h
index bcc0002115d3..03a0d8aaadca 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/time_types.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/time_types.h
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ struct __kernel_old_timeval {
 
 struct __kernel_old_timespec {
 	__kernel_old_time_t	tv_sec;		/* seconds */
-	long			tv_nsec;	/* nanoseconds */
+	__kernel_long_t		tv_nsec;	/* nanoseconds */
 };
 
 struct __kernel_old_itimerval {