diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/can/bcm.h b/include/uapi/linux/can/bcm.h
index 89ddb9dc9bdf..7a291dc1ff15 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/can/bcm.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/can/bcm.h
@@ -47,6 +47,11 @@
 #include <linux/types.h>
 #include <linux/can.h>
 
+struct bcm_timeval {
+	long tv_sec;
+	long tv_usec;
+};
+
 /**
  * struct bcm_msg_head - head of messages to/from the broadcast manager
  * @opcode:    opcode, see enum below.
@@ -62,7 +67,7 @@ struct bcm_msg_head {
 	__u32 opcode;
 	__u32 flags;
 	__u32 count;
-	struct timeval ival1, ival2;
+	struct bcm_timeval ival1, ival2;
 	canid_t can_id;
 	__u32 nframes;
 	struct can_frame frames[0];
diff --git a/net/can/bcm.c b/net/can/bcm.c
index a1ba6875c2a2..6863310d6973 100644
--- a/net/can/bcm.c
+++ b/net/can/bcm.c
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ struct bcm_op {
 	canid_t can_id;
 	u32 flags;
 	unsigned long frames_abs, frames_filtered;
-	struct timeval ival1, ival2;
+	struct bcm_timeval ival1, ival2;
 	struct hrtimer timer, thrtimer;
 	struct tasklet_struct tsklet, thrtsklet;
 	ktime_t rx_stamp, kt_ival1, kt_ival2, kt_lastmsg;
@@ -131,6 +131,11 @@ static inline struct bcm_sock *bcm_sk(const struct sock *sk)
 	return (struct bcm_sock *)sk;
 }
 
+static inline ktime_t bcm_timeval_to_ktime(struct bcm_timeval tv)
+{
+	return ktime_set(tv.tv_sec, tv.tv_usec * NSEC_PER_USEC);
+}
+
 #define CFSIZ sizeof(struct can_frame)
 #define OPSIZ sizeof(struct bcm_op)
 #define MHSIZ sizeof(struct bcm_msg_head)
@@ -953,8 +958,8 @@ static int bcm_tx_setup(struct bcm_msg_head *msg_head, struct msghdr *msg,
 		op->count = msg_head->count;
 		op->ival1 = msg_head->ival1;
 		op->ival2 = msg_head->ival2;
-		op->kt_ival1 = timeval_to_ktime(msg_head->ival1);
-		op->kt_ival2 = timeval_to_ktime(msg_head->ival2);
+		op->kt_ival1 = bcm_timeval_to_ktime(msg_head->ival1);
+		op->kt_ival2 = bcm_timeval_to_ktime(msg_head->ival2);
 
 		/* disable an active timer due to zero values? */
 		if (!op->kt_ival1.tv64 && !op->kt_ival2.tv64)
@@ -1134,8 +1139,8 @@ static int bcm_rx_setup(struct bcm_msg_head *msg_head, struct msghdr *msg,
 			/* set timer value */
 			op->ival1 = msg_head->ival1;
 			op->ival2 = msg_head->ival2;
-			op->kt_ival1 = timeval_to_ktime(msg_head->ival1);
-			op->kt_ival2 = timeval_to_ktime(msg_head->ival2);
+			op->kt_ival1 = bcm_timeval_to_ktime(msg_head->ival1);
+			op->kt_ival2 = bcm_timeval_to_ktime(msg_head->ival2);
 
 			/* disable an active timer due to zero value? */
 			if (!op->kt_ival1.tv64)