diff --git a/include/linux/pps_kernel.h b/include/linux/pps_kernel.h
index 65194fe..32aa676 100644
--- a/include/linux/pps_kernel.h
+++ b/include/linux/pps_kernel.h
@@ -43,6 +43,10 @@
 	struct device *dev;
 };
 
+struct pps_event_time {
+	struct timespec ts_real;
+};
+
 /* The main struct */
 struct pps_device {
 	struct pps_source_info info;		/* PSS source info */
@@ -88,6 +92,20 @@
 extern void pps_unregister_source(int source);
 extern int pps_register_cdev(struct pps_device *pps);
 extern void pps_unregister_cdev(struct pps_device *pps);
-extern void pps_event(int source, struct pps_ktime *ts, int event, void *data);
+extern void pps_event(int source, struct pps_event_time *ts, int event,
+		void *data);
+
+static inline void timespec_to_pps_ktime(struct pps_ktime *kt,
+		struct timespec ts)
+{
+	kt->sec = ts.tv_sec;
+	kt->nsec = ts.tv_nsec;
+}
+
+static inline void pps_get_ts(struct pps_event_time *ts)
+{
+	getnstimeofday(&ts->ts_real);
+}
 
 #endif /* LINUX_PPS_KERNEL_H */
+
diff --git a/include/linux/serial_core.h b/include/linux/serial_core.h
index a23fa29..758c5b0 100644
--- a/include/linux/serial_core.h
+++ b/include/linux/serial_core.h
@@ -212,6 +212,7 @@
 #include <linux/tty.h>
 #include <linux/mutex.h>
 #include <linux/sysrq.h>
+#include <linux/pps_kernel.h>
 
 struct uart_port;
 struct serial_struct;
@@ -528,10 +529,10 @@
 	struct uart_state *state = uport->state;
 	struct tty_port *port = &state->port;
 	struct tty_ldisc *ld = tty_ldisc_ref(port->tty);
-	struct timespec ts;
+	struct pps_event_time ts;
 
 	if (ld && ld->ops->dcd_change)
-		getnstimeofday(&ts);
+		pps_get_ts(&ts);
 
 	uport->icount.dcd++;
 #ifdef CONFIG_HARD_PPS
diff --git a/include/linux/tty_ldisc.h b/include/linux/tty_ldisc.h
index 526d66f..763e061 100644
--- a/include/linux/tty_ldisc.h
+++ b/include/linux/tty_ldisc.h
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@
  *	any pending driver I/O is completed.
  *
  * void (*dcd_change)(struct tty_struct *tty, unsigned int status,
- * 			struct timespec *ts)
+ *			struct pps_event_time *ts)
  *
  *	Tells the discipline that the DCD pin has changed its status and
  *	the relative timestamp. Pointer ts can be NULL.
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@
 
 #include <linux/fs.h>
 #include <linux/wait.h>
+#include <linux/pps_kernel.h>
 
 struct tty_ldisc_ops {
 	int	magic;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@
 			       char *fp, int count);
 	void	(*write_wakeup)(struct tty_struct *);
 	void	(*dcd_change)(struct tty_struct *, unsigned int,
-				struct timespec *);
+				struct pps_event_time *);
 
 	struct  module *owner;