diff --git a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_format.h b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_format.h
index 4b68a473b090..d9b629f12c00 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_format.h
+++ b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_format.h
@@ -856,12 +856,16 @@ struct xfs_agfl {
  * seconds and nanoseconds; time zero is the Unix epoch, Jan  1 00:00:00 UTC
  * 1970, which means that the timestamp epoch is the same as the Unix epoch.
  * Therefore, the ondisk min and max defined here can be used directly to
- * constrain the incore timestamps on a Unix system.
+ * constrain the incore timestamps on a Unix system.  Note that we actually
+ * encode a __be64 value on disk.
  */
-typedef struct xfs_timestamp {
+typedef __be64 xfs_timestamp_t;
+
+/* Legacy timestamp encoding format. */
+struct xfs_legacy_timestamp {
 	__be32		t_sec;		/* timestamp seconds */
 	__be32		t_nsec;		/* timestamp nanoseconds */
-} xfs_timestamp_t;
+};
 
 /*
  * Smallest possible ondisk seconds value with traditional timestamps.  This
diff --git a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_inode_buf.c b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_inode_buf.c
index fa83591ca89b..4dc43be9ad96 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_inode_buf.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_inode_buf.c
@@ -157,6 +157,21 @@ xfs_imap_to_bp(
 	return 0;
 }
 
+/* Convert an ondisk timestamp to an incore timestamp. */
+struct timespec64
+xfs_inode_from_disk_ts(
+	const xfs_timestamp_t		ts)
+{
+	struct timespec64		tv;
+	struct xfs_legacy_timestamp	*lts;
+
+	lts = (struct xfs_legacy_timestamp *)&ts;
+	tv.tv_sec = (int)be32_to_cpu(lts->t_sec);
+	tv.tv_nsec = (int)be32_to_cpu(lts->t_nsec);
+
+	return tv;
+}
+
 int
 xfs_inode_from_disk(
 	struct xfs_inode	*ip,
@@ -211,12 +226,9 @@ xfs_inode_from_disk(
 	 * a time before epoch is converted to a time long after epoch
 	 * on 64 bit systems.
 	 */
-	inode->i_atime.tv_sec = (int)be32_to_cpu(from->di_atime.t_sec);
-	inode->i_atime.tv_nsec = (int)be32_to_cpu(from->di_atime.t_nsec);
-	inode->i_mtime.tv_sec = (int)be32_to_cpu(from->di_mtime.t_sec);
-	inode->i_mtime.tv_nsec = (int)be32_to_cpu(from->di_mtime.t_nsec);
-	inode->i_ctime.tv_sec = (int)be32_to_cpu(from->di_ctime.t_sec);
-	inode->i_ctime.tv_nsec = (int)be32_to_cpu(from->di_ctime.t_nsec);
+	inode->i_atime = xfs_inode_from_disk_ts(from->di_atime);
+	inode->i_mtime = xfs_inode_from_disk_ts(from->di_mtime);
+	inode->i_ctime = xfs_inode_from_disk_ts(from->di_ctime);
 
 	to->di_size = be64_to_cpu(from->di_size);
 	to->di_nblocks = be64_to_cpu(from->di_nblocks);
@@ -229,8 +241,7 @@ xfs_inode_from_disk(
 	if (xfs_sb_version_has_v3inode(&ip->i_mount->m_sb)) {
 		inode_set_iversion_queried(inode,
 					   be64_to_cpu(from->di_changecount));
-		to->di_crtime.tv_sec = be32_to_cpu(from->di_crtime.t_sec);
-		to->di_crtime.tv_nsec = be32_to_cpu(from->di_crtime.t_nsec);
+		to->di_crtime = xfs_inode_from_disk_ts(from->di_crtime);
 		to->di_flags2 = be64_to_cpu(from->di_flags2);
 		to->di_cowextsize = be32_to_cpu(from->di_cowextsize);
 	}
@@ -252,6 +263,21 @@ out_destroy_data_fork:
 	return error;
 }
 
+/* Convert an incore timestamp to an ondisk timestamp. */
+static inline xfs_timestamp_t
+xfs_inode_to_disk_ts(
+	const struct timespec64		tv)
+{
+	struct xfs_legacy_timestamp	*lts;
+	xfs_timestamp_t			ts;
+
+	lts = (struct xfs_legacy_timestamp *)&ts;
+	lts->t_sec = cpu_to_be32(tv.tv_sec);
+	lts->t_nsec = cpu_to_be32(tv.tv_nsec);
+
+	return ts;
+}
+
 void
 xfs_inode_to_disk(
 	struct xfs_inode	*ip,
@@ -271,12 +297,9 @@ xfs_inode_to_disk(
 	to->di_projid_hi = cpu_to_be16(from->di_projid >> 16);
 
 	memset(to->di_pad, 0, sizeof(to->di_pad));
-	to->di_atime.t_sec = cpu_to_be32(inode->i_atime.tv_sec);
-	to->di_atime.t_nsec = cpu_to_be32(inode->i_atime.tv_nsec);
-	to->di_mtime.t_sec = cpu_to_be32(inode->i_mtime.tv_sec);
-	to->di_mtime.t_nsec = cpu_to_be32(inode->i_mtime.tv_nsec);
-	to->di_ctime.t_sec = cpu_to_be32(inode->i_ctime.tv_sec);
-	to->di_ctime.t_nsec = cpu_to_be32(inode->i_ctime.tv_nsec);
+	to->di_atime = xfs_inode_to_disk_ts(inode->i_atime);
+	to->di_mtime = xfs_inode_to_disk_ts(inode->i_mtime);
+	to->di_ctime = xfs_inode_to_disk_ts(inode->i_ctime);
 	to->di_nlink = cpu_to_be32(inode->i_nlink);
 	to->di_gen = cpu_to_be32(inode->i_generation);
 	to->di_mode = cpu_to_be16(inode->i_mode);
@@ -295,8 +318,7 @@ xfs_inode_to_disk(
 	if (xfs_sb_version_has_v3inode(&ip->i_mount->m_sb)) {
 		to->di_version = 3;
 		to->di_changecount = cpu_to_be64(inode_peek_iversion(inode));
-		to->di_crtime.t_sec = cpu_to_be32(from->di_crtime.tv_sec);
-		to->di_crtime.t_nsec = cpu_to_be32(from->di_crtime.tv_nsec);
+		to->di_crtime = xfs_inode_to_disk_ts(from->di_crtime);
 		to->di_flags2 = cpu_to_be64(from->di_flags2);
 		to->di_cowextsize = cpu_to_be32(from->di_cowextsize);
 		to->di_ino = cpu_to_be64(ip->i_ino);
diff --git a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_inode_buf.h b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_inode_buf.h
index 89f7bea8efd6..3060ecd24a2e 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_inode_buf.h
+++ b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_inode_buf.h
@@ -58,4 +58,6 @@ xfs_failaddr_t xfs_inode_validate_cowextsize(struct xfs_mount *mp,
 		uint32_t cowextsize, uint16_t mode, uint16_t flags,
 		uint64_t flags2);
 
+struct timespec64 xfs_inode_from_disk_ts(const xfs_timestamp_t ts);
+
 #endif	/* __XFS_INODE_BUF_H__ */
diff --git a/fs/xfs/scrub/inode.c b/fs/xfs/scrub/inode.c
index 6d483ab29e63..eb1cc013d4ca 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/scrub/inode.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/scrub/inode.c
@@ -195,6 +195,19 @@ bad:
 	xchk_ino_set_corrupt(sc, ino);
 }
 
+static inline void
+xchk_dinode_nsec(
+	struct xfs_scrub	*sc,
+	xfs_ino_t		ino,
+	const xfs_timestamp_t	ts)
+{
+	struct timespec64	tv;
+
+	tv = xfs_inode_from_disk_ts(ts);
+	if (tv.tv_nsec < 0 || tv.tv_nsec >= NSEC_PER_SEC)
+		xchk_ino_set_corrupt(sc, ino);
+}
+
 /* Scrub all the ondisk inode fields. */
 STATIC void
 xchk_dinode(
@@ -293,12 +306,9 @@ xchk_dinode(
 	}
 
 	/* di_[amc]time.nsec */
-	if (be32_to_cpu(dip->di_atime.t_nsec) >= NSEC_PER_SEC)
-		xchk_ino_set_corrupt(sc, ino);
-	if (be32_to_cpu(dip->di_mtime.t_nsec) >= NSEC_PER_SEC)
-		xchk_ino_set_corrupt(sc, ino);
-	if (be32_to_cpu(dip->di_ctime.t_nsec) >= NSEC_PER_SEC)
-		xchk_ino_set_corrupt(sc, ino);
+	xchk_dinode_nsec(sc, ino, dip->di_atime);
+	xchk_dinode_nsec(sc, ino, dip->di_mtime);
+	xchk_dinode_nsec(sc, ino, dip->di_ctime);
 
 	/*
 	 * di_size.  xfs_dinode_verify checks for things that screw up
@@ -403,8 +413,7 @@ xchk_dinode(
 	}
 
 	if (dip->di_version >= 3) {
-		if (be32_to_cpu(dip->di_crtime.t_nsec) >= NSEC_PER_SEC)
-			xchk_ino_set_corrupt(sc, ino);
+		xchk_dinode_nsec(sc, ino, dip->di_crtime);
 		xchk_inode_flags2(sc, dip, ino, mode, flags, flags2);
 		xchk_inode_cowextsize(sc, dip, ino, mode, flags,
 				flags2);
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_inode_item_recover.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_inode_item_recover.c
index 1e417ace2912..03fab432df38 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_inode_item_recover.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_inode_item_recover.c
@@ -115,6 +115,21 @@ out_free_ip:
 	return error;
 }
 
+/* Convert a log timestamp to an ondisk timestamp. */
+static inline xfs_timestamp_t
+xfs_log_dinode_to_disk_ts(
+	const xfs_ictimestamp_t		its)
+{
+	struct xfs_legacy_timestamp	*lts;
+	xfs_timestamp_t			ts;
+
+	lts = (struct xfs_legacy_timestamp *)&ts;
+	lts->t_sec = cpu_to_be32(its.t_sec);
+	lts->t_nsec = cpu_to_be32(its.t_nsec);
+
+	return ts;
+}
+
 STATIC void
 xfs_log_dinode_to_disk(
 	struct xfs_log_dinode	*from,
@@ -132,12 +147,9 @@ xfs_log_dinode_to_disk(
 	to->di_projid_hi = cpu_to_be16(from->di_projid_hi);
 	memcpy(to->di_pad, from->di_pad, sizeof(to->di_pad));
 
-	to->di_atime.t_sec = cpu_to_be32(from->di_atime.t_sec);
-	to->di_atime.t_nsec = cpu_to_be32(from->di_atime.t_nsec);
-	to->di_mtime.t_sec = cpu_to_be32(from->di_mtime.t_sec);
-	to->di_mtime.t_nsec = cpu_to_be32(from->di_mtime.t_nsec);
-	to->di_ctime.t_sec = cpu_to_be32(from->di_ctime.t_sec);
-	to->di_ctime.t_nsec = cpu_to_be32(from->di_ctime.t_nsec);
+	to->di_atime = xfs_log_dinode_to_disk_ts(from->di_atime);
+	to->di_mtime = xfs_log_dinode_to_disk_ts(from->di_mtime);
+	to->di_ctime = xfs_log_dinode_to_disk_ts(from->di_ctime);
 
 	to->di_size = cpu_to_be64(from->di_size);
 	to->di_nblocks = cpu_to_be64(from->di_nblocks);
@@ -153,8 +165,7 @@ xfs_log_dinode_to_disk(
 
 	if (from->di_version == 3) {
 		to->di_changecount = cpu_to_be64(from->di_changecount);
-		to->di_crtime.t_sec = cpu_to_be32(from->di_crtime.t_sec);
-		to->di_crtime.t_nsec = cpu_to_be32(from->di_crtime.t_nsec);
+		to->di_crtime = xfs_log_dinode_to_disk_ts(from->di_crtime);
 		to->di_flags2 = cpu_to_be64(from->di_flags2);
 		to->di_cowextsize = cpu_to_be32(from->di_cowextsize);
 		to->di_ino = cpu_to_be64(from->di_ino);
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_ondisk.h b/fs/xfs/xfs_ondisk.h
index acb9b737fe6b..4e5f51d07d8d 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_ondisk.h
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_ondisk.h
@@ -41,7 +41,8 @@ xfs_check_ondisk_structs(void)
 	XFS_CHECK_STRUCT_SIZE(struct xfs_refcount_rec,		12);
 	XFS_CHECK_STRUCT_SIZE(struct xfs_rmap_key,		20);
 	XFS_CHECK_STRUCT_SIZE(struct xfs_rmap_rec,		24);
-	XFS_CHECK_STRUCT_SIZE(struct xfs_timestamp,		8);
+	XFS_CHECK_STRUCT_SIZE(xfs_timestamp_t,			8);
+	XFS_CHECK_STRUCT_SIZE(struct xfs_legacy_timestamp,	8);
 	XFS_CHECK_STRUCT_SIZE(xfs_alloc_key_t,			8);
 	XFS_CHECK_STRUCT_SIZE(xfs_alloc_ptr_t,			4);
 	XFS_CHECK_STRUCT_SIZE(xfs_alloc_rec_t,			8);