diff --git a/io_uring/wait.c b/io_uring/wait.c
index 91df86ce0d18..ec01e78a216d 100644
--- a/io_uring/wait.c
+++ b/io_uring/wait.c
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
 #include <linux/sched/signal.h>
 #include <linux/io_uring.h>
+#include <linux/time_namespace.h>
 
 #include <trace/events/io_uring.h>
 
@@ -229,7 +230,10 @@ int io_cqring_wait(struct io_ring_ctx *ctx, int min_events, u32 flags,
 
 	if (ext_arg->ts_set) {
 		iowq.timeout = timespec64_to_ktime(ext_arg->ts);
-		if (!(flags & IORING_ENTER_ABS_TIMER))
+		if (flags & IORING_ENTER_ABS_TIMER)
+			iowq.timeout = timens_ktime_to_host(ctx->clockid,
+							    iowq.timeout);
+		else
 			iowq.timeout = ktime_add(iowq.timeout, start_time);
 	}