diff --git a/arch/x86/entry/vdso/vma.c b/arch/x86/entry/vdso/vma.c
index ea7c1f0b79df..9185cb1d13b9 100644
--- a/arch/x86/entry/vdso/vma.c
+++ b/arch/x86/entry/vdso/vma.c
@@ -144,8 +144,7 @@ int vdso_join_timens(struct task_struct *task, struct time_namespace *ns)
 	struct mm_struct *mm = task->mm;
 	struct vm_area_struct *vma;
 
-	if (mmap_write_lock_killable(mm))
-		return -EINTR;
+	mmap_read_lock(mm);
 
 	for (vma = mm->mmap; vma; vma = vma->vm_next) {
 		unsigned long size = vma->vm_end - vma->vm_start;
@@ -154,7 +153,7 @@ int vdso_join_timens(struct task_struct *task, struct time_namespace *ns)
 			zap_page_range(vma, vma->vm_start, size);
 	}
 
-	mmap_write_unlock(mm);
+	mmap_read_unlock(mm);
 	return 0;
 }
 #else
diff --git a/include/linux/time_namespace.h b/include/linux/time_namespace.h
index 824d54e057eb..5b6031385db0 100644
--- a/include/linux/time_namespace.h
+++ b/include/linux/time_namespace.h
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ extern struct time_namespace init_time_ns;
 #ifdef CONFIG_TIME_NS
 extern int vdso_join_timens(struct task_struct *task,
 			    struct time_namespace *ns);
+extern void timens_commit(struct task_struct *tsk, struct time_namespace *ns);
 
 static inline struct time_namespace *get_time_ns(struct time_namespace *ns)
 {
@@ -96,6 +97,11 @@ static inline int vdso_join_timens(struct task_struct *task,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static inline void timens_commit(struct task_struct *tsk,
+				 struct time_namespace *ns)
+{
+}
+
 static inline struct time_namespace *get_time_ns(struct time_namespace *ns)
 {
 	return NULL;
diff --git a/kernel/nsproxy.c b/kernel/nsproxy.c
index cd356630a311..12dd41b39a7f 100644
--- a/kernel/nsproxy.c
+++ b/kernel/nsproxy.c
@@ -262,8 +262,8 @@ void exit_task_namespaces(struct task_struct *p)
 static int check_setns_flags(unsigned long flags)
 {
 	if (!flags || (flags & ~(CLONE_NEWNS | CLONE_NEWUTS | CLONE_NEWIPC |
-				 CLONE_NEWNET | CLONE_NEWUSER | CLONE_NEWPID |
-				 CLONE_NEWCGROUP)))
+				 CLONE_NEWNET | CLONE_NEWTIME | CLONE_NEWUSER |
+				 CLONE_NEWPID | CLONE_NEWCGROUP)))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 #ifndef CONFIG_USER_NS
@@ -290,6 +290,10 @@ static int check_setns_flags(unsigned long flags)
 	if (flags & CLONE_NEWNET)
 		return -EINVAL;
 #endif
+#ifndef CONFIG_TIME_NS
+	if (flags & CLONE_NEWTIME)
+		return -EINVAL;
+#endif
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -464,6 +468,14 @@ static int validate_nsset(struct nsset *nsset, struct pid *pid)
 	}
 #endif
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_TIME_NS
+	if (flags & CLONE_NEWTIME) {
+		ret = validate_ns(nsset, &nsp->time_ns->ns);
+		if (ret)
+			goto out;
+	}
+#endif
+
 out:
 	if (pid_ns)
 		put_pid_ns(pid_ns);
@@ -507,6 +519,11 @@ static void commit_nsset(struct nsset *nsset)
 		exit_sem(me);
 #endif
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_TIME_NS
+	if (flags & CLONE_NEWTIME)
+		timens_commit(me, nsset->nsproxy->time_ns);
+#endif
+
 	/* transfer ownership */
 	switch_task_namespaces(me, nsset->nsproxy);
 	nsset->nsproxy = NULL;
diff --git a/kernel/time/namespace.c b/kernel/time/namespace.c
index 5d9fc22d836a..afc65e6be33e 100644
--- a/kernel/time/namespace.c
+++ b/kernel/time/namespace.c
@@ -280,11 +280,16 @@ static void timens_put(struct ns_common *ns)
 	put_time_ns(to_time_ns(ns));
 }
 
+void timens_commit(struct task_struct *tsk, struct time_namespace *ns)
+{
+	timens_set_vvar_page(tsk, ns);
+	vdso_join_timens(tsk, ns);
+}
+
 static int timens_install(struct nsset *nsset, struct ns_common *new)
 {
 	struct nsproxy *nsproxy = nsset->nsproxy;
 	struct time_namespace *ns = to_time_ns(new);
-	int err;
 
 	if (!current_is_single_threaded())
 		return -EUSERS;
@@ -293,12 +298,6 @@ static int timens_install(struct nsset *nsset, struct ns_common *new)
 	    !ns_capable(nsset->cred->user_ns, CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
 		return -EPERM;
 
-	timens_set_vvar_page(current, ns);
-
-	err = vdso_join_timens(current, ns);
-	if (err)
-		return err;
-
 	get_time_ns(ns);
 	put_time_ns(nsproxy->time_ns);
 	nsproxy->time_ns = ns;
@@ -313,22 +312,17 @@ int timens_on_fork(struct nsproxy *nsproxy, struct task_struct *tsk)
 {
 	struct ns_common *nsc = &nsproxy->time_ns_for_children->ns;
 	struct time_namespace *ns = to_time_ns(nsc);
-	int err;
 
 	/* create_new_namespaces() already incremented the ref counter */
 	if (nsproxy->time_ns == nsproxy->time_ns_for_children)
 		return 0;
 
-	timens_set_vvar_page(tsk, ns);
-
-	err = vdso_join_timens(tsk, ns);
-	if (err)
-		return err;
-
 	get_time_ns(ns);
 	put_time_ns(nsproxy->time_ns);
 	nsproxy->time_ns = ns;
 
+	timens_commit(tsk, ns);
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/pidfd/pidfd.h b/tools/testing/selftests/pidfd/pidfd.h
index 8d728eda783d..a2c80914e3dc 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/pidfd/pidfd.h
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/pidfd/pidfd.h
@@ -22,6 +22,10 @@
 #define P_PIDFD 3
 #endif
 
+#ifndef CLONE_NEWTIME
+#define CLONE_NEWTIME 0x00000080
+#endif
+
 #ifndef CLONE_PIDFD
 #define CLONE_PIDFD 0x00001000
 #endif
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/pidfd/pidfd_setns_test.c b/tools/testing/selftests/pidfd/pidfd_setns_test.c
index 9418108eae13..7a27dbe07e23 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/pidfd/pidfd_setns_test.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/pidfd/pidfd_setns_test.c
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ enum {
 	PIDFD_NS_NET,
 	PIDFD_NS_CGROUP,
 	PIDFD_NS_PIDCLD,
+	PIDFD_NS_TIME,
 	PIDFD_NS_MAX
 };
 
@@ -47,6 +48,7 @@ const struct ns_info {
 	[PIDFD_NS_NET]    = { "net",              CLONE_NEWNET,    },
 	[PIDFD_NS_CGROUP] = { "cgroup",           CLONE_NEWCGROUP, },
 	[PIDFD_NS_PIDCLD] = { "pid_for_children", 0,               },
+	[PIDFD_NS_TIME]	  = { "time",             CLONE_NEWTIME,   },
 };
 
 FIXTURE(current_nsset)
@@ -83,9 +85,49 @@ pid_t create_child(int *pidfd, unsigned flags)
 	return sys_clone3(&args, sizeof(struct clone_args));
 }
 
+static bool switch_timens(void)
+{
+	int fd, ret;
+
+	if (unshare(CLONE_NEWTIME))
+		return false;
+
+	fd = open("/proc/self/ns/time_for_children", O_RDONLY | O_CLOEXEC);
+	if (fd < 0)
+		return false;
+
+	ret = setns(fd, CLONE_NEWTIME);
+	close(fd);
+	return ret == 0;
+}
+
+static ssize_t read_nointr(int fd, void *buf, size_t count)
+{
+	ssize_t ret;
+
+	do {
+		ret = read(fd, buf, count);
+	} while (ret < 0 && errno == EINTR);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static ssize_t write_nointr(int fd, const void *buf, size_t count)
+{
+	ssize_t ret;
+
+	do {
+		ret = write(fd, buf, count);
+	} while (ret < 0 && errno == EINTR);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
 FIXTURE_SETUP(current_nsset)
 {
 	int i, proc_fd, ret;
+	int ipc_sockets[2];
+	char c;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < PIDFD_NS_MAX; i++) {
 		self->nsfds[i]		= -EBADF;
@@ -130,6 +172,9 @@ FIXTURE_SETUP(current_nsset)
 		TH_LOG("%m - Failed to open pidfd for process %d", self->pid);
 	}
 
+	ret = socketpair(AF_LOCAL, SOCK_STREAM | SOCK_CLOEXEC, 0, ipc_sockets);
+	EXPECT_EQ(ret, 0);
+
 	/* Create tasks that will be stopped. */
 	self->child_pid1 = create_child(&self->child_pidfd1,
 					CLONE_NEWUSER | CLONE_NEWNS |
@@ -139,10 +184,27 @@ FIXTURE_SETUP(current_nsset)
 	EXPECT_GE(self->child_pid1, 0);
 
 	if (self->child_pid1 == 0) {
+		close(ipc_sockets[0]);
+
+		if (!switch_timens())
+			_exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+
+		if (write_nointr(ipc_sockets[1], "1", 1) < 0)
+			_exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+
+		close(ipc_sockets[1]);
+
 		pause();
 		_exit(EXIT_SUCCESS);
 	}
 
+	close(ipc_sockets[1]);
+	ASSERT_EQ(read_nointr(ipc_sockets[0], &c, 1), 1);
+	close(ipc_sockets[0]);
+
+	ret = socketpair(AF_LOCAL, SOCK_STREAM | SOCK_CLOEXEC, 0, ipc_sockets);
+	EXPECT_EQ(ret, 0);
+
 	self->child_pid2 = create_child(&self->child_pidfd2,
 					CLONE_NEWUSER | CLONE_NEWNS |
 					CLONE_NEWCGROUP | CLONE_NEWIPC |
@@ -151,10 +213,24 @@ FIXTURE_SETUP(current_nsset)
 	EXPECT_GE(self->child_pid2, 0);
 
 	if (self->child_pid2 == 0) {
+		close(ipc_sockets[0]);
+
+		if (!switch_timens())
+			_exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+
+		if (write_nointr(ipc_sockets[1], "1", 1) < 0)
+			_exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+
+		close(ipc_sockets[1]);
+
 		pause();
 		_exit(EXIT_SUCCESS);
 	}
 
+	close(ipc_sockets[1]);
+	ASSERT_EQ(read_nointr(ipc_sockets[0], &c, 1), 1);
+	close(ipc_sockets[0]);
+
 	for (i = 0; i < PIDFD_NS_MAX; i++) {
 		char p[100];