diff --git a/kernel/time/timekeeping.c b/kernel/time/timekeeping.c
index 1b342825bd8f..cae3e51eaf55 100644
--- a/kernel/time/timekeeping.c
+++ b/kernel/time/timekeeping.c
@@ -2849,6 +2849,7 @@ ktime_t ktime_get_update_offsets_now(u32 *cwsseq, ktime_t *offs_real,
 				     ktime_t *offs_boot, ktime_t *offs_tai)
 {
 	struct timekeeper *tk = &tk_core.timekeeper;
+	u32 cwsseq_orig = *cwsseq;
 	unsigned int seq;
 	ktime_t base;
 	u64 nsecs;
@@ -2860,7 +2861,7 @@ ktime_t ktime_get_update_offsets_now(u32 *cwsseq, ktime_t *offs_real,
 		nsecs = timekeeping_get_ns(&tk->tkr_mono);
 		base = ktime_add_ns(base, nsecs);
 
-		if (*cwsseq != tk->clock_was_set_seq) {
+		if (cwsseq_orig != tk->clock_was_set_seq) {
 			*cwsseq = tk->clock_was_set_seq;
 			*offs_real = tk->offs_real;
 			*offs_boot = tk->offs_boot;