diff --git a/kernel/time/time.c b/kernel/time/time.c
index 5c54ca632d08..83f403e7a15c 100644
--- a/kernel/time/time.c
+++ b/kernel/time/time.c
@@ -881,7 +881,8 @@ int get_timespec64(struct timespec64 *ts,
 	ts->tv_sec = kts.tv_sec;
 
 	/* Zero out the padding for 32 bit systems or in compat mode */
-	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_64BIT_TIME) && in_compat_syscall())
+	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_64BIT_TIME) && (!IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_64BIT) ||
+					      in_compat_syscall()))
 		kts.tv_nsec &= 0xFFFFFFFFUL;
 
 	ts->tv_nsec = kts.tv_nsec;