diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
index c8ce128e0054..ed73e86194fa 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
@@ -6075,7 +6075,7 @@ nfsd4_lock(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct nfsd4_compound_state *cstate,
 	}
 
 	if (fl_flags & FL_SLEEP) {
-		nbl->nbl_time = jiffies;
+		nbl->nbl_time = get_seconds();
 		spin_lock(&nn->blocked_locks_lock);
 		list_add_tail(&nbl->nbl_list, &lock_sop->lo_blocked);
 		list_add_tail(&nbl->nbl_lru, &nn->blocked_locks_lru);
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/state.h b/fs/nfsd/state.h
index 0f07ad6dc1ef..594fc1a8b672 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/state.h
+++ b/fs/nfsd/state.h
@@ -592,7 +592,7 @@ static inline bool nfsd4_stateid_generation_after(stateid_t *a, stateid_t *b)
 struct nfsd4_blocked_lock {
 	struct list_head	nbl_list;
 	struct list_head	nbl_lru;
-	unsigned long		nbl_time;
+	time_t			nbl_time;
 	struct file_lock	nbl_lock;
 	struct knfsd_fh		nbl_fh;
 	struct nfsd4_callback	nbl_cb;