diff --git a/fs/proc/array.c b/fs/proc/array.c
index 64db2bc..d7f9199 100644
--- a/fs/proc/array.c
+++ b/fs/proc/array.c
@@ -473,13 +473,8 @@
 	priority = task_prio(task);
 	nice = task_nice(task);
 
-	/* Temporary variable needed for gcc-2.96 */
-	/* convert timespec -> nsec*/
-	start_time =
-		(unsigned long long)task->real_start_time.tv_sec * NSEC_PER_SEC
-				+ task->real_start_time.tv_nsec;
 	/* convert nsec -> ticks */
-	start_time = nsec_to_clock_t(start_time);
+	start_time = nsec_to_clock_t(task->real_start_time);
 
 	seq_printf(m, "%d (%s) %c", pid_nr_ns(pid, ns), tcomm, state);
 	seq_put_decimal_ll(m, ' ', ppid);