diff --git a/fs/nfs/fscache-index.c b/fs/nfs/fscache-index.c
index 666415d13d52..b7ca0b85b1fe 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/fscache-index.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/fscache-index.c
@@ -88,8 +88,10 @@ enum fscache_checkaux nfs_fscache_inode_check_aux(void *cookie_netfs_data,
 		return FSCACHE_CHECKAUX_OBSOLETE;
 
 	memset(&auxdata, 0, sizeof(auxdata));
-	auxdata.mtime = timespec64_to_timespec(nfsi->vfs_inode.i_mtime);
-	auxdata.ctime = timespec64_to_timespec(nfsi->vfs_inode.i_ctime);
+	auxdata.mtime_sec  = nfsi->vfs_inode.i_mtime.tv_sec;
+	auxdata.mtime_nsec = nfsi->vfs_inode.i_mtime.tv_nsec;
+	auxdata.ctime_sec  = nfsi->vfs_inode.i_ctime.tv_sec;
+	auxdata.ctime_nsec = nfsi->vfs_inode.i_ctime.tv_nsec;
 
 	if (NFS_SERVER(&nfsi->vfs_inode)->nfs_client->rpc_ops->version == 4)
 		auxdata.change_attr = inode_peek_iversion_raw(&nfsi->vfs_inode);
diff --git a/fs/nfs/fscache.c b/fs/nfs/fscache.c
index b931169c2bb2..0a4d6b35545a 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/fscache.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/fscache.c
@@ -245,8 +245,10 @@ void nfs_fscache_init_inode(struct inode *inode)
 		return;
 
 	memset(&auxdata, 0, sizeof(auxdata));
-	auxdata.mtime = timespec64_to_timespec(nfsi->vfs_inode.i_mtime);
-	auxdata.ctime = timespec64_to_timespec(nfsi->vfs_inode.i_ctime);
+	auxdata.mtime_sec  = nfsi->vfs_inode.i_mtime.tv_sec;
+	auxdata.mtime_nsec = nfsi->vfs_inode.i_mtime.tv_nsec;
+	auxdata.ctime_sec  = nfsi->vfs_inode.i_ctime.tv_sec;
+	auxdata.ctime_nsec = nfsi->vfs_inode.i_ctime.tv_nsec;
 
 	if (NFS_SERVER(&nfsi->vfs_inode)->nfs_client->rpc_ops->version == 4)
 		auxdata.change_attr = inode_peek_iversion_raw(&nfsi->vfs_inode);
@@ -270,8 +272,10 @@ void nfs_fscache_clear_inode(struct inode *inode)
 	dfprintk(FSCACHE, "NFS: clear cookie (0x%p/0x%p)\n", nfsi, cookie);
 
 	memset(&auxdata, 0, sizeof(auxdata));
-	auxdata.mtime = timespec64_to_timespec(nfsi->vfs_inode.i_mtime);
-	auxdata.ctime = timespec64_to_timespec(nfsi->vfs_inode.i_ctime);
+	auxdata.mtime_sec  = nfsi->vfs_inode.i_mtime.tv_sec;
+	auxdata.mtime_nsec = nfsi->vfs_inode.i_mtime.tv_nsec;
+	auxdata.ctime_sec  = nfsi->vfs_inode.i_ctime.tv_sec;
+	auxdata.ctime_nsec = nfsi->vfs_inode.i_ctime.tv_nsec;
 	fscache_relinquish_cookie(cookie, &auxdata, false);
 	nfsi->fscache = NULL;
 }
@@ -312,8 +316,10 @@ void nfs_fscache_open_file(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
 		return;
 
 	memset(&auxdata, 0, sizeof(auxdata));
-	auxdata.mtime = timespec64_to_timespec(nfsi->vfs_inode.i_mtime);
-	auxdata.ctime = timespec64_to_timespec(nfsi->vfs_inode.i_ctime);
+	auxdata.mtime_sec  = nfsi->vfs_inode.i_mtime.tv_sec;
+	auxdata.mtime_nsec = nfsi->vfs_inode.i_mtime.tv_nsec;
+	auxdata.ctime_sec  = nfsi->vfs_inode.i_ctime.tv_sec;
+	auxdata.ctime_nsec = nfsi->vfs_inode.i_ctime.tv_nsec;
 
 	if (inode_is_open_for_write(inode)) {
 		dfprintk(FSCACHE, "NFS: nfsi 0x%p disabling cache\n", nfsi);
diff --git a/fs/nfs/fscache.h b/fs/nfs/fscache.h
index 6363ea956858..89d2f956668f 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/fscache.h
+++ b/fs/nfs/fscache.h
@@ -66,9 +66,11 @@ struct nfs_fscache_key {
  * cache object.
  */
 struct nfs_fscache_inode_auxdata {
-	struct timespec	mtime;
-	struct timespec	ctime;
-	u64		change_attr;
+	s64	mtime_sec;
+	s64	mtime_nsec;
+	s64	ctime_sec;
+	s64	ctime_nsec;
+	u64	change_attr;
 };
 
 /*