diff --git a/lib/std/os/linux.zig b/lib/std/os/linux.zig
index 12a8f3906e..a5f49cda1c 100644
--- a/lib/std/os/linux.zig
+++ b/lib/std/os/linux.zig
@@ -81,7 +81,6 @@ pub const msghdr_const = arch_bits.msghdr_const;
 pub const nlink_t = arch_bits.nlink_t;
 pub const off_t = arch_bits.off_t;
 pub const time_t = arch_bits.time_t;
-pub const timespec = arch_bits.timespec;
 pub const timeval = arch_bits.timeval;
 pub const timezone = arch_bits.timezone;
 pub const ucontext_t = arch_bits.ucontext_t;
@@ -4149,11 +4148,17 @@ pub const POSIX_FADV = switch (native_arch) {
     },
 };
 
-pub const __kernel_timespec = extern struct {
+/// The timespec struct used by the kernel.
+pub const kernel_timespec = if (@sizeOf(usize) >= 8) timespec else extern struct {
     tv_sec: i64,
     tv_nsec: i64,
 };
 
+pub const timespec = extern struct {
+    tv_sec: isize,
+    tv_nsec: isize,
+};
+
 pub const XDP = struct {
     pub const SHARED_UMEM = (1 << 0);
     pub const COPY = (1 << 1);
diff --git a/lib/std/os/linux/arm-eabi.zig b/lib/std/os/linux/arm-eabi.zig
index 7727e2ff2f..4bb60a0005 100644
--- a/lib/std/os/linux/arm-eabi.zig
+++ b/lib/std/os/linux/arm-eabi.zig
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ const uid_t = linux.uid_t;
 const gid_t = linux.gid_t;
 const pid_t = linux.pid_t;
 const sockaddr = linux.sockaddr;
+const timespec = linux.timespec;
 
 pub fn syscall0(number: SYS) usize {
     return asm volatile ("svc #0"
@@ -703,11 +704,6 @@ pub const Stat = extern struct {
     }
 };
 
-pub const timespec = extern struct {
-    tv_sec: i32,
-    tv_nsec: i32,
-};
-
 pub const timeval = extern struct {
     tv_sec: i32,
     tv_usec: i32,
diff --git a/lib/std/os/linux/arm64.zig b/lib/std/os/linux/arm64.zig
index 7f0c2c12c5..58895843e0 100644
--- a/lib/std/os/linux/arm64.zig
+++ b/lib/std/os/linux/arm64.zig
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ const gid_t = linux.gid_t;
 const pid_t = linux.pid_t;
 const stack_t = linux.stack_t;
 const sigset_t = linux.sigset_t;
+const timespec = std.os.linux.timespec;
 
 pub fn syscall0(number: SYS) usize {
     return asm volatile ("svc #0"
@@ -558,11 +559,6 @@ pub const Stat = extern struct {
     }
 };
 
-pub const timespec = extern struct {
-    tv_sec: time_t,
-    tv_nsec: isize,
-};
-
 pub const timeval = extern struct {
     tv_sec: isize,
     tv_usec: isize,
diff --git a/lib/std/os/linux/i386.zig b/lib/std/os/linux/i386.zig
index eaa803768d..4d1af88e0a 100644
--- a/lib/std/os/linux/i386.zig
+++ b/lib/std/os/linux/i386.zig
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ const pid_t = linux.pid_t;
 const stack_t = linux.stack_t;
 const sigset_t = linux.sigset_t;
 const sockaddr = linux.sockaddr;
+const timespec = linux.timespec;
 
 pub fn syscall0(number: SYS) usize {
     return asm volatile ("int $0x80"
@@ -710,11 +711,6 @@ pub const Stat = extern struct {
     }
 };
 
-pub const timespec = extern struct {
-    tv_sec: i32,
-    tv_nsec: i32,
-};
-
 pub const timeval = extern struct {
     tv_sec: i32,
     tv_usec: i32,
diff --git a/lib/std/os/linux/io_uring.zig b/lib/std/os/linux/io_uring.zig
index 716137f43b..a98ce009a9 100644
--- a/lib/std/os/linux/io_uring.zig
+++ b/lib/std/os/linux/io_uring.zig
@@ -539,7 +539,7 @@ pub const IO_Uring = struct {
     pub fn timeout(
         self: *IO_Uring,
         user_data: u64,
-        ts: *const os.linux.timespec,
+        ts: *const os.linux.kernel_timespec,
         count: u32,
         flags: u32,
     ) !*io_uring_sqe {
@@ -979,7 +979,7 @@ pub fn io_uring_prep_close(sqe: *io_uring_sqe, fd: os.fd_t) void {
 
 pub fn io_uring_prep_timeout(
     sqe: *io_uring_sqe,
-    ts: *const os.linux.timespec,
+    ts: *const os.linux.kernel_timespec,
     count: u32,
     flags: u32,
 ) void {
@@ -1450,7 +1450,7 @@ test "timeout (after a relative time)" {
 
     const ms = 10;
     const margin = 5;
-    const ts = os.linux.timespec{ .tv_sec = 0, .tv_nsec = ms * 1000000 };
+    const ts = os.linux.kernel_timespec{ .tv_sec = 0, .tv_nsec = ms * 1000000 };
 
     const started = std.time.milliTimestamp();
     const sqe = try ring.timeout(0x55555555, &ts, 0, 0);
@@ -1479,7 +1479,7 @@ test "timeout (after a number of completions)" {
     };
     defer ring.deinit();
 
-    const ts = os.linux.timespec{ .tv_sec = 3, .tv_nsec = 0 };
+    const ts = os.linux.kernel_timespec{ .tv_sec = 3, .tv_nsec = 0 };
     const count_completions: u64 = 1;
     const sqe_timeout = try ring.timeout(0x66666666, &ts, count_completions, 0);
     try testing.expectEqual(linux.IORING_OP.TIMEOUT, sqe_timeout.opcode);
@@ -1512,7 +1512,7 @@ test "timeout_remove" {
     };
     defer ring.deinit();
 
-    const ts = os.linux.timespec{ .tv_sec = 3, .tv_nsec = 0 };
+    const ts = os.linux.kernel_timespec{ .tv_sec = 3, .tv_nsec = 0 };
     const sqe_timeout = try ring.timeout(0x88888888, &ts, 0, 0);
     try testing.expectEqual(linux.IORING_OP.TIMEOUT, sqe_timeout.opcode);
     try testing.expectEqual(@as(u64, 0x88888888), sqe_timeout.user_data);
diff --git a/lib/std/os/linux/mips.zig b/lib/std/os/linux/mips.zig
index 2cc5ed9eeb..b3697405f7 100644
--- a/lib/std/os/linux/mips.zig
+++ b/lib/std/os/linux/mips.zig
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ const iovec_const = linux.iovec_const;
 const uid_t = linux.uid_t;
 const gid_t = linux.gid_t;
 const pid_t = linux.pid_t;
+const timespec = linux.timespec;
 
 pub fn syscall0(number: SYS) usize {
     return asm volatile (
@@ -753,11 +754,6 @@ pub const Stat = extern struct {
     }
 };
 
-pub const timespec = extern struct {
-    tv_sec: isize,
-    tv_nsec: isize,
-};
-
 pub const timeval = extern struct {
     tv_sec: isize,
     tv_usec: isize,
diff --git a/lib/std/os/linux/powerpc.zig b/lib/std/os/linux/powerpc.zig
index e2473055d6..30001c48c6 100644
--- a/lib/std/os/linux/powerpc.zig
+++ b/lib/std/os/linux/powerpc.zig
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ const pid_t = linux.pid_t;
 const stack_t = linux.stack_t;
 const sigset_t = linux.sigset_t;
 const sockaddr = linux.sockaddr;
+const timespec = linux.timespec;
 
 pub fn syscall0(number: SYS) usize {
     return asm volatile (
@@ -704,11 +705,6 @@ pub const Stat = extern struct {
     }
 };
 
-pub const timespec = extern struct {
-    tv_sec: time_t,
-    tv_nsec: isize,
-};
-
 pub const timeval = extern struct {
     tv_sec: time_t,
     tv_usec: isize,
diff --git a/lib/std/os/linux/powerpc64.zig b/lib/std/os/linux/powerpc64.zig
index 63c4e6a2d9..2903df15ef 100644
--- a/lib/std/os/linux/powerpc64.zig
+++ b/lib/std/os/linux/powerpc64.zig
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ const pid_t = linux.pid_t;
 const stack_t = linux.stack_t;
 const sigset_t = linux.sigset_t;
 const sockaddr = linux.sockaddr;
+const timespec = linux.timespec;
 
 pub fn syscall0(number: SYS) usize {
     return asm volatile (
@@ -679,11 +680,6 @@ pub const Stat = extern struct {
     }
 };
 
-pub const timespec = extern struct {
-    tv_sec: time_t,
-    tv_nsec: isize,
-};
-
 pub const timeval = extern struct {
     tv_sec: isize,
     tv_usec: isize,
diff --git a/lib/std/os/linux/riscv64.zig b/lib/std/os/linux/riscv64.zig
index 424e6bc3de..be78a1bf4e 100644
--- a/lib/std/os/linux/riscv64.zig
+++ b/lib/std/os/linux/riscv64.zig
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ const std = @import("../../std.zig");
 const uid_t = std.os.linux.uid_t;
 const gid_t = std.os.linux.gid_t;
 const pid_t = std.os.linux.pid_t;
+const timespec = std.os.linux.timespec;
 
 pub fn syscall0(number: SYS) usize {
     return asm volatile ("ecall"
@@ -468,10 +469,6 @@ pub const off_t = isize;
 pub const ino_t = usize;
 pub const dev_t = usize;
 pub const blkcnt_t = isize;
-pub const timespec = extern struct {
-    tv_sec: time_t,
-    tv_nsec: isize,
-};
 
 pub const timeval = extern struct {
     tv_sec: time_t,
diff --git a/lib/std/os/linux/sparc64.zig b/lib/std/os/linux/sparc64.zig
index e3e32b659b..3ae490f5e9 100644
--- a/lib/std/os/linux/sparc64.zig
+++ b/lib/std/os/linux/sparc64.zig
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ const sockaddr = linux.sockaddr;
 const socklen_t = linux.socklen_t;
 const iovec = linux.iovec;
 const iovec_const = linux.iovec_const;
+const timespec = linux.timespec;
 
 pub fn syscall_pipe(fd: *[2]i32) usize {
     return asm volatile (
@@ -708,11 +709,6 @@ pub const Stat = extern struct {
     }
 };
 
-pub const timespec = extern struct {
-    tv_sec: isize,
-    tv_nsec: isize,
-};
-
 pub const timeval = extern struct {
     tv_sec: isize,
     tv_usec: isize,
diff --git a/lib/std/os/linux/x86_64.zig b/lib/std/os/linux/x86_64.zig
index 1a50fb14c6..b6a2d2763f 100644
--- a/lib/std/os/linux/x86_64.zig
+++ b/lib/std/os/linux/x86_64.zig
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ const stack_t = linux.stack_t;
 const sigset_t = linux.sigset_t;
 const sockaddr = linux.sockaddr;
 const socklen_t = linux.socklen_t;
+const timespec = linux.timespec;
 
 pub fn syscall0(number: SYS) usize {
     return asm volatile ("syscall"
@@ -653,11 +654,6 @@ pub const Stat = extern struct {
     }
 };
 
-pub const timespec = extern struct {
-    tv_sec: isize,
-    tv_nsec: isize,
-};
-
 pub const timeval = extern struct {
     tv_sec: isize,
     tv_usec: isize,