diff --git a/kernel/time/timekeeping.c b/kernel/time/timekeeping.c
index c30b1870fc58..ed0e328fedd0 100644
--- a/kernel/time/timekeeping.c
+++ b/kernel/time/timekeeping.c
@@ -774,6 +774,15 @@ static inline void tk_update_ktime_data(struct timekeeper *tk)
 	tk->tkr_raw.base = ns_to_ktime(tk->raw_sec * NSEC_PER_SEC);
 }
 
+/*
+ * Restore the shadow timekeeper from the real timekeeper.
+ */
+static void timekeeping_restore_shadow(struct tk_data *tkd)
+{
+	lockdep_assert_held(&tkd->lock);
+	memcpy(&tkd->shadow_timekeeper, &tkd->timekeeper, sizeof(tkd->timekeeper));
+}
+
 static void timekeeping_update(struct tk_data *tkd, struct timekeeper *tk, unsigned int action)
 {
 	lockdep_assert_held(&tkd->lock);
@@ -801,7 +810,7 @@ static void timekeeping_update(struct tk_data *tkd, struct timekeeper *tk, unsig
 	 * timekeeper structure on the next update with stale data
 	 */
 	if (action & TK_MIRROR)
-		memcpy(&tkd->shadow_timekeeper, tk, sizeof(*tk));
+		timekeeping_restore_shadow(tkd);
 }
 
 static void timekeeping_update_from_shadow(struct tk_data *tkd, unsigned int action)