diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_ptp.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_ptp.c
index 5fb4353c742b..31575c0bb884 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_ptp.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_ptp.c
@@ -146,12 +146,13 @@ static int i40e_ptp_adjfreq(struct ptp_clock_info *ptp, s32 ppb)
 static int i40e_ptp_adjtime(struct ptp_clock_info *ptp, s64 delta)
 {
 	struct i40e_pf *pf = container_of(ptp, struct i40e_pf, ptp_caps);
-	struct timespec64 now;
+	struct timespec64 now, then;
 
+	then = ns_to_timespec64(delta);
 	mutex_lock(&pf->tmreg_lock);
 
 	i40e_ptp_read(pf, &now, NULL);
-	timespec64_add_ns(&now, delta);
+	now = timespec64_add(now, then);
 	i40e_ptp_write(pf, (const struct timespec64 *)&now);
 
 	mutex_unlock(&pf->tmreg_lock);