diff --git a/kernel/time/timekeeping.c b/kernel/time/timekeeping.c
index 898bef066a44..258164ae45cc 100644
--- a/kernel/time/timekeeping.c
+++ b/kernel/time/timekeeping.c
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ static void tk_xtime_add(struct timekeeper *tk, const struct timespec *ts)
 {
 	tk->xtime_sec += ts->tv_sec;
 	tk->xtime_nsec += (u64)ts->tv_nsec << tk->shift;
+	tk_normalize_xtime(tk);
 }
 
 static void tk_set_wall_to_mono(struct timekeeper *tk, struct timespec wtm)