diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs_node.h b/fs/nfs/nfs_node.h
index cedd8840a35..ca6303f5615 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs_node.h
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs_node.h
@@ -65,9 +65,9 @@ struct nfsnode
   uint8_t             n_type;       /* File type */
   uint8_t             n_fhsize;     /* Size in bytes of the file handle */
   uint16_t            n_mode;       /* File mode for fstat() */
-  time_t              n_atime;      /* File access time */
-  time_t              n_mtime;      /* File modification time */
-  time_t              n_ctime;      /* File creation time */
+  struct timespec     n_atime;      /* File access time */
+  struct timespec     n_mtime;      /* File modification time */
+  struct timespec     n_ctime;      /* File creation time */
   nfsfh_t             n_fhandle;    /* NFS File Handle */
   uint64_t            n_size;       /* Current size of file */
 };
diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs_util.c b/fs/nfs/nfs_util.c
index d7137f99b54..9fa01da1f35 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs_util.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs_util.c
@@ -514,8 +514,6 @@ int nfs_finddir(FAR struct nfsmount *nmp, FAR const char *relpath,
 
 void nfs_attrupdate(FAR struct nfsnode *np, FAR struct nfs_fattr *attributes)
 {
-  struct timespec ts;
-
   /* Save a few of the files attribute values in file structure (host
    * order).
    */
@@ -524,12 +522,7 @@ void nfs_attrupdate(FAR struct nfsnode *np, FAR struct nfs_fattr *attributes)
   np->n_mode   = fxdr_unsigned(uint16_t, attributes->fa_mode);
   np->n_size   = fxdr_hyper(&attributes->fa_size);
 
-  fxdr_nfsv3time(&attributes->fa_atime, &ts);
-  np->n_atime  = ts.tv_sec;
-
-  fxdr_nfsv3time(&attributes->fa_mtime, &ts);
-  np->n_mtime  = ts.tv_sec;
-
-  fxdr_nfsv3time(&attributes->fa_ctime, &ts);
-  np->n_ctime  = ts.tv_sec;
+  fxdr_nfsv3time(&attributes->fa_atime, &np->n_atime);
+  fxdr_nfsv3time(&attributes->fa_mtime, &np->n_mtime);
+  fxdr_nfsv3time(&attributes->fa_ctime, &np->n_ctime);
 }
diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs_vfsops.c b/fs/nfs/nfs_vfsops.c
index e580c5f6b67..924cde471df 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs_vfsops.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs_vfsops.c
@@ -1227,9 +1227,9 @@ static int nfs_fstat(FAR const struct file *filep, FAR struct stat *buf)
 
   /* Extract time values as type time_t in units of seconds. */
 
-  buf->st_atime = np->n_atime;
-  buf->st_mtime = np->n_mtime;
-  buf->st_ctime = np->n_ctime;
+  buf->st_atim = np->n_atime;
+  buf->st_mtim = np->n_mtime;
+  buf->st_ctim = np->n_ctime;
 
   nfs_semgive(nmp);
   return OK;