diff --git a/lib/std/os/linux.zig b/lib/std/os/linux.zig
index 8892c15ae9082aa5f5f014d49d9665401032dbcc..f39d48d7996d51ade1fb5df3b9d40fa267fb5fe7 100644
--- a/lib/std/os/linux.zig
+++ b/lib/std/os/linux.zig
@@ -9438,7 +9438,7 @@ pub const timezone = extern struct {
 /// The timespec struct used by the kernel.
 pub const kernel_timespec = extern struct {
     sec: i64,
-    nsec: i64,
+    nsec: isize,
 
     /// For use with `utimensat` and `futimens`.
     pub const NOW: timespec = .{