diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/acl.c b/fs/ocfs2/acl.c
index 9fd03eaf15f8..e75137a8e7cb 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/acl.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/acl.c
@@ -191,10 +191,10 @@ static int ocfs2_acl_set_mode(struct inode *inode, struct buffer_head *di_bh,
 	}
 
 	inode->i_mode = new_mode;
-	inode->i_ctime = current_time(inode);
+	inode_set_ctime_current(inode);
 	di->i_mode = cpu_to_le16(inode->i_mode);
-	di->i_ctime = cpu_to_le64(inode->i_ctime.tv_sec);
-	di->i_ctime_nsec = cpu_to_le32(inode->i_ctime.tv_nsec);
+	di->i_ctime = cpu_to_le64(inode_get_ctime(inode).tv_sec);
+	di->i_ctime_nsec = cpu_to_le32(inode_get_ctime(inode).tv_nsec);
 	ocfs2_update_inode_fsync_trans(handle, inode, 0);
 
 	ocfs2_journal_dirty(handle, di_bh);
diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/alloc.c b/fs/ocfs2/alloc.c
index 51c93929a146..aef58f1395c8 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/alloc.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/alloc.c
@@ -7436,10 +7436,10 @@ int ocfs2_truncate_inline(struct inode *inode, struct buffer_head *di_bh,
 	}
 
 	inode->i_blocks = ocfs2_inode_sector_count(inode);
-	inode->i_ctime = inode->i_mtime = current_time(inode);
+	inode->i_mtime = inode_set_ctime_current(inode);
 
-	di->i_ctime = di->i_mtime = cpu_to_le64(inode->i_ctime.tv_sec);
-	di->i_ctime_nsec = di->i_mtime_nsec = cpu_to_le32(inode->i_ctime.tv_nsec);
+	di->i_ctime = di->i_mtime = cpu_to_le64(inode_get_ctime(inode).tv_sec);
+	di->i_ctime_nsec = di->i_mtime_nsec = cpu_to_le32(inode_get_ctime(inode).tv_nsec);
 
 	ocfs2_update_inode_fsync_trans(handle, inode, 1);
 	ocfs2_journal_dirty(handle, di_bh);
diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/aops.c b/fs/ocfs2/aops.c
index 8dfc284e85f0..0fdba30740ab 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/aops.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/aops.c
@@ -2048,7 +2048,7 @@ int ocfs2_write_end_nolock(struct address_space *mapping,
 		}
 		inode->i_blocks = ocfs2_inode_sector_count(inode);
 		di->i_size = cpu_to_le64((u64)i_size_read(inode));
-		inode->i_mtime = inode->i_ctime = current_time(inode);
+		inode->i_mtime = inode_set_ctime_current(inode);
 		di->i_mtime = di->i_ctime = cpu_to_le64(inode->i_mtime.tv_sec);
 		di->i_mtime_nsec = di->i_ctime_nsec = cpu_to_le32(inode->i_mtime.tv_nsec);
 		if (handle)
diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/dir.c b/fs/ocfs2/dir.c
index 694471fc46b8..8b123d543e6e 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/dir.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/dir.c
@@ -1658,7 +1658,7 @@ int __ocfs2_add_entry(handle_t *handle,
 				offset, ocfs2_dir_trailer_blk_off(dir->i_sb));
 
 		if (ocfs2_dirent_would_fit(de, rec_len)) {
-			dir->i_mtime = dir->i_ctime = current_time(dir);
+			dir->i_mtime = inode_set_ctime_current(dir);
 			retval = ocfs2_mark_inode_dirty(handle, dir, parent_fe_bh);
 			if (retval < 0) {
 				mlog_errno(retval);
@@ -2962,11 +2962,11 @@ static int ocfs2_expand_inline_dir(struct inode *dir, struct buffer_head *di_bh,
 	ocfs2_dinode_new_extent_list(dir, di);
 
 	i_size_write(dir, sb->s_blocksize);
-	dir->i_mtime = dir->i_ctime = current_time(dir);
+	dir->i_mtime = inode_set_ctime_current(dir);
 
 	di->i_size = cpu_to_le64(sb->s_blocksize);
-	di->i_ctime = di->i_mtime = cpu_to_le64(dir->i_ctime.tv_sec);
-	di->i_ctime_nsec = di->i_mtime_nsec = cpu_to_le32(dir->i_ctime.tv_nsec);
+	di->i_ctime = di->i_mtime = cpu_to_le64(inode_get_ctime(dir).tv_sec);
+	di->i_ctime_nsec = di->i_mtime_nsec = cpu_to_le32(inode_get_ctime(dir).tv_nsec);
 	ocfs2_update_inode_fsync_trans(handle, dir, 1);
 
 	/*
diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/dlmfs/dlmfs.c b/fs/ocfs2/dlmfs/dlmfs.c
index ba26c5567cff..81265123ce6c 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/dlmfs/dlmfs.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/dlmfs/dlmfs.c
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ static struct inode *dlmfs_get_root_inode(struct super_block *sb)
 	if (inode) {
 		inode->i_ino = get_next_ino();
 		inode_init_owner(&nop_mnt_idmap, inode, NULL, mode);
-		inode->i_atime = inode->i_mtime = inode->i_ctime = current_time(inode);
+		inode->i_atime = inode->i_mtime = inode_set_ctime_current(inode);
 		inc_nlink(inode);
 
 		inode->i_fop = &simple_dir_operations;
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ static struct inode *dlmfs_get_inode(struct inode *parent,
 
 	inode->i_ino = get_next_ino();
 	inode_init_owner(&nop_mnt_idmap, inode, parent, mode);
-	inode->i_atime = inode->i_mtime = inode->i_ctime = current_time(inode);
+	inode->i_atime = inode->i_mtime = inode_set_ctime_current(inode);
 
 	ip = DLMFS_I(inode);
 	ip->ip_conn = DLMFS_I(parent)->ip_conn;
diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/dlmglue.c b/fs/ocfs2/dlmglue.c
index c28bc983a7b1..c3e2961ee5db 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/dlmglue.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/dlmglue.c
@@ -2162,6 +2162,7 @@ static void __ocfs2_stuff_meta_lvb(struct inode *inode)
 	struct ocfs2_inode_info *oi = OCFS2_I(inode);
 	struct ocfs2_lock_res *lockres = &oi->ip_inode_lockres;
 	struct ocfs2_meta_lvb *lvb;
+	struct timespec64 ctime = inode_get_ctime(inode);
 
 	lvb = ocfs2_dlm_lvb(&lockres->l_lksb);
 
@@ -2185,7 +2186,7 @@ static void __ocfs2_stuff_meta_lvb(struct inode *inode)
 	lvb->lvb_iatime_packed  =
 		cpu_to_be64(ocfs2_pack_timespec(&inode->i_atime));
 	lvb->lvb_ictime_packed =
-		cpu_to_be64(ocfs2_pack_timespec(&inode->i_ctime));
+		cpu_to_be64(ocfs2_pack_timespec(&ctime));
 	lvb->lvb_imtime_packed =
 		cpu_to_be64(ocfs2_pack_timespec(&inode->i_mtime));
 	lvb->lvb_iattr    = cpu_to_be32(oi->ip_attr);
@@ -2208,6 +2209,7 @@ static int ocfs2_refresh_inode_from_lvb(struct inode *inode)
 	struct ocfs2_inode_info *oi = OCFS2_I(inode);
 	struct ocfs2_lock_res *lockres = &oi->ip_inode_lockres;
 	struct ocfs2_meta_lvb *lvb;
+	struct timespec64 ctime;
 
 	mlog_meta_lvb(0, lockres);
 
@@ -2238,8 +2240,9 @@ static int ocfs2_refresh_inode_from_lvb(struct inode *inode)
 			      be64_to_cpu(lvb->lvb_iatime_packed));
 	ocfs2_unpack_timespec(&inode->i_mtime,
 			      be64_to_cpu(lvb->lvb_imtime_packed));
-	ocfs2_unpack_timespec(&inode->i_ctime,
+	ocfs2_unpack_timespec(&ctime,
 			      be64_to_cpu(lvb->lvb_ictime_packed));
+	inode_set_ctime_to_ts(inode, ctime);
 	spin_unlock(&oi->ip_lock);
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/file.c b/fs/ocfs2/file.c
index 9e417cd4fd16..e8c78d16e815 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/file.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/file.c
@@ -232,8 +232,10 @@ int ocfs2_should_update_atime(struct inode *inode,
 		return 0;
 
 	if (vfsmnt->mnt_flags & MNT_RELATIME) {
+		struct timespec64 ctime = inode_get_ctime(inode);
+
 		if ((timespec64_compare(&inode->i_atime, &inode->i_mtime) <= 0) ||
-		    (timespec64_compare(&inode->i_atime, &inode->i_ctime) <= 0))
+		    (timespec64_compare(&inode->i_atime, &ctime) <= 0))
 			return 1;
 
 		return 0;
@@ -294,7 +296,7 @@ int ocfs2_set_inode_size(handle_t *handle,
 
 	i_size_write(inode, new_i_size);
 	inode->i_blocks = ocfs2_inode_sector_count(inode);
-	inode->i_ctime = inode->i_mtime = current_time(inode);
+	inode->i_mtime = inode_set_ctime_current(inode);
 
 	status = ocfs2_mark_inode_dirty(handle, inode, fe_bh);
 	if (status < 0) {
@@ -415,12 +417,12 @@ static int ocfs2_orphan_for_truncate(struct ocfs2_super *osb,
 	}
 
 	i_size_write(inode, new_i_size);
-	inode->i_ctime = inode->i_mtime = current_time(inode);
+	inode->i_mtime = inode_set_ctime_current(inode);
 
 	di = (struct ocfs2_dinode *) fe_bh->b_data;
 	di->i_size = cpu_to_le64(new_i_size);
-	di->i_ctime = di->i_mtime = cpu_to_le64(inode->i_ctime.tv_sec);
-	di->i_ctime_nsec = di->i_mtime_nsec = cpu_to_le32(inode->i_ctime.tv_nsec);
+	di->i_ctime = di->i_mtime = cpu_to_le64(inode_get_ctime(inode).tv_sec);
+	di->i_ctime_nsec = di->i_mtime_nsec = cpu_to_le32(inode_get_ctime(inode).tv_nsec);
 	ocfs2_update_inode_fsync_trans(handle, inode, 0);
 
 	ocfs2_journal_dirty(handle, fe_bh);
@@ -819,7 +821,7 @@ static int ocfs2_write_zero_page(struct inode *inode, u64 abs_from,
 	i_size_write(inode, abs_to);
 	inode->i_blocks = ocfs2_inode_sector_count(inode);
 	di->i_size = cpu_to_le64((u64)i_size_read(inode));
-	inode->i_mtime = inode->i_ctime = current_time(inode);
+	inode->i_mtime = inode_set_ctime_current(inode);
 	di->i_mtime = di->i_ctime = cpu_to_le64(inode->i_mtime.tv_sec);
 	di->i_ctime_nsec = cpu_to_le32(inode->i_mtime.tv_nsec);
 	di->i_mtime_nsec = di->i_ctime_nsec;
@@ -2038,7 +2040,7 @@ static int __ocfs2_change_file_space(struct file *file, struct inode *inode,
 		goto out_inode_unlock;
 	}
 
-	inode->i_ctime = inode->i_mtime = current_time(inode);
+	inode->i_mtime = inode_set_ctime_current(inode);
 	ret = ocfs2_mark_inode_dirty(handle, inode, di_bh);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		mlog_errno(ret);
diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/inode.c b/fs/ocfs2/inode.c
index bb116c39b581..e8771600b930 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/inode.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/inode.c
@@ -306,8 +306,8 @@ void ocfs2_populate_inode(struct inode *inode, struct ocfs2_dinode *fe,
 	inode->i_atime.tv_nsec = le32_to_cpu(fe->i_atime_nsec);
 	inode->i_mtime.tv_sec = le64_to_cpu(fe->i_mtime);
 	inode->i_mtime.tv_nsec = le32_to_cpu(fe->i_mtime_nsec);
-	inode->i_ctime.tv_sec = le64_to_cpu(fe->i_ctime);
-	inode->i_ctime.tv_nsec = le32_to_cpu(fe->i_ctime_nsec);
+	inode_set_ctime(inode, le64_to_cpu(fe->i_ctime),
+		        le32_to_cpu(fe->i_ctime_nsec));
 
 	if (OCFS2_I(inode)->ip_blkno != le64_to_cpu(fe->i_blkno))
 		mlog(ML_ERROR,
@@ -1314,8 +1314,8 @@ int ocfs2_mark_inode_dirty(handle_t *handle,
 	fe->i_mode = cpu_to_le16(inode->i_mode);
 	fe->i_atime = cpu_to_le64(inode->i_atime.tv_sec);
 	fe->i_atime_nsec = cpu_to_le32(inode->i_atime.tv_nsec);
-	fe->i_ctime = cpu_to_le64(inode->i_ctime.tv_sec);
-	fe->i_ctime_nsec = cpu_to_le32(inode->i_ctime.tv_nsec);
+	fe->i_ctime = cpu_to_le64(inode_get_ctime(inode).tv_sec);
+	fe->i_ctime_nsec = cpu_to_le32(inode_get_ctime(inode).tv_nsec);
 	fe->i_mtime = cpu_to_le64(inode->i_mtime.tv_sec);
 	fe->i_mtime_nsec = cpu_to_le32(inode->i_mtime.tv_nsec);
 
@@ -1352,8 +1352,8 @@ void ocfs2_refresh_inode(struct inode *inode,
 	inode->i_atime.tv_nsec = le32_to_cpu(fe->i_atime_nsec);
 	inode->i_mtime.tv_sec = le64_to_cpu(fe->i_mtime);
 	inode->i_mtime.tv_nsec = le32_to_cpu(fe->i_mtime_nsec);
-	inode->i_ctime.tv_sec = le64_to_cpu(fe->i_ctime);
-	inode->i_ctime.tv_nsec = le32_to_cpu(fe->i_ctime_nsec);
+	inode_set_ctime(inode, le64_to_cpu(fe->i_ctime),
+			le32_to_cpu(fe->i_ctime_nsec));
 
 	spin_unlock(&OCFS2_I(inode)->ip_lock);
 }
diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/move_extents.c b/fs/ocfs2/move_extents.c
index b1e32ec4a9d4..05d67968a3a9 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/move_extents.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/move_extents.c
@@ -950,9 +950,9 @@ static int ocfs2_move_extents(struct ocfs2_move_extents_context *context)
 	}
 
 	di = (struct ocfs2_dinode *)di_bh->b_data;
-	inode->i_ctime = current_time(inode);
-	di->i_ctime = cpu_to_le64(inode->i_ctime.tv_sec);
-	di->i_ctime_nsec = cpu_to_le32(inode->i_ctime.tv_nsec);
+	inode_set_ctime_current(inode);
+	di->i_ctime = cpu_to_le64(inode_get_ctime(inode).tv_sec);
+	di->i_ctime_nsec = cpu_to_le32(inode_get_ctime(inode).tv_nsec);
 	ocfs2_update_inode_fsync_trans(handle, inode, 0);
 
 	ocfs2_journal_dirty(handle, di_bh);
diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/namei.c b/fs/ocfs2/namei.c
index 17c52225b87d..e4a684d45308 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/namei.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/namei.c
@@ -793,10 +793,10 @@ static int ocfs2_link(struct dentry *old_dentry,
 	}
 
 	inc_nlink(inode);
-	inode->i_ctime = current_time(inode);
+	inode_set_ctime_current(inode);
 	ocfs2_set_links_count(fe, inode->i_nlink);
-	fe->i_ctime = cpu_to_le64(inode->i_ctime.tv_sec);
-	fe->i_ctime_nsec = cpu_to_le32(inode->i_ctime.tv_nsec);
+	fe->i_ctime = cpu_to_le64(inode_get_ctime(inode).tv_sec);
+	fe->i_ctime_nsec = cpu_to_le32(inode_get_ctime(inode).tv_nsec);
 	ocfs2_journal_dirty(handle, fe_bh);
 
 	err = ocfs2_add_entry(handle, dentry, inode,
@@ -995,7 +995,7 @@ static int ocfs2_unlink(struct inode *dir,
 	ocfs2_set_links_count(fe, inode->i_nlink);
 	ocfs2_journal_dirty(handle, fe_bh);
 
-	dir->i_ctime = dir->i_mtime = current_time(dir);
+	dir->i_mtime = inode_set_ctime_current(dir);
 	if (S_ISDIR(inode->i_mode))
 		drop_nlink(dir);
 
@@ -1537,7 +1537,7 @@ static int ocfs2_rename(struct mnt_idmap *idmap,
 					 new_dir_bh, &target_insert);
 	}
 
-	old_inode->i_ctime = current_time(old_inode);
+	inode_set_ctime_current(old_inode);
 	mark_inode_dirty(old_inode);
 
 	status = ocfs2_journal_access_di(handle, INODE_CACHE(old_inode),
@@ -1546,8 +1546,8 @@ static int ocfs2_rename(struct mnt_idmap *idmap,
 	if (status >= 0) {
 		old_di = (struct ocfs2_dinode *) old_inode_bh->b_data;
 
-		old_di->i_ctime = cpu_to_le64(old_inode->i_ctime.tv_sec);
-		old_di->i_ctime_nsec = cpu_to_le32(old_inode->i_ctime.tv_nsec);
+		old_di->i_ctime = cpu_to_le64(inode_get_ctime(old_inode).tv_sec);
+		old_di->i_ctime_nsec = cpu_to_le32(inode_get_ctime(old_inode).tv_nsec);
 		ocfs2_journal_dirty(handle, old_inode_bh);
 	} else
 		mlog_errno(status);
@@ -1586,9 +1586,9 @@ static int ocfs2_rename(struct mnt_idmap *idmap,
 
 	if (new_inode) {
 		drop_nlink(new_inode);
-		new_inode->i_ctime = current_time(new_inode);
+		inode_set_ctime_current(new_inode);
 	}
-	old_dir->i_ctime = old_dir->i_mtime = current_time(old_dir);
+	old_dir->i_mtime = inode_set_ctime_current(old_dir);
 
 	if (update_dot_dot) {
 		status = ocfs2_update_entry(old_inode, handle,
@@ -1610,7 +1610,8 @@ static int ocfs2_rename(struct mnt_idmap *idmap,
 
 	if (old_dir != new_dir) {
 		/* Keep the same times on both directories.*/
-		new_dir->i_ctime = new_dir->i_mtime = old_dir->i_ctime;
+		new_dir->i_mtime = inode_set_ctime_to_ts(new_dir,
+							 inode_get_ctime(old_dir));
 
 		/*
 		 * This will also pick up the i_nlink change from the
diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/refcounttree.c b/fs/ocfs2/refcounttree.c
index 564ab48d03ef..25c8ec3c8c3a 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/refcounttree.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/refcounttree.c
@@ -3750,9 +3750,9 @@ static int ocfs2_change_ctime(struct inode *inode,
 		goto out_commit;
 	}
 
-	inode->i_ctime = current_time(inode);
-	di->i_ctime = cpu_to_le64(inode->i_ctime.tv_sec);
-	di->i_ctime_nsec = cpu_to_le32(inode->i_ctime.tv_nsec);
+	inode_set_ctime_current(inode);
+	di->i_ctime = cpu_to_le64(inode_get_ctime(inode).tv_sec);
+	di->i_ctime_nsec = cpu_to_le32(inode_get_ctime(inode).tv_nsec);
 
 	ocfs2_journal_dirty(handle, di_bh);
 
@@ -4073,10 +4073,10 @@ static int ocfs2_complete_reflink(struct inode *s_inode,
 		 * we want mtime to appear identical to the source and
 		 * update ctime.
 		 */
-		t_inode->i_ctime = current_time(t_inode);
+		inode_set_ctime_current(t_inode);
 
-		di->i_ctime = cpu_to_le64(t_inode->i_ctime.tv_sec);
-		di->i_ctime_nsec = cpu_to_le32(t_inode->i_ctime.tv_nsec);
+		di->i_ctime = cpu_to_le64(inode_get_ctime(t_inode).tv_sec);
+		di->i_ctime_nsec = cpu_to_le32(inode_get_ctime(t_inode).tv_nsec);
 
 		t_inode->i_mtime = s_inode->i_mtime;
 		di->i_mtime = s_di->i_mtime;
@@ -4456,7 +4456,7 @@ int ocfs2_reflink_update_dest(struct inode *dest,
 	if (newlen > i_size_read(dest))
 		i_size_write(dest, newlen);
 	spin_unlock(&OCFS2_I(dest)->ip_lock);
-	dest->i_ctime = dest->i_mtime = current_time(dest);
+	dest->i_mtime = inode_set_ctime_current(dest);
 
 	ret = ocfs2_mark_inode_dirty(handle, dest, d_bh);
 	if (ret) {
diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/xattr.c b/fs/ocfs2/xattr.c
index 4ac77ff6e676..6510ad783c91 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/xattr.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/xattr.c
@@ -3421,9 +3421,9 @@ static int __ocfs2_xattr_set_handle(struct inode *inode,
 			goto out;
 		}
 
-		inode->i_ctime = current_time(inode);
-		di->i_ctime = cpu_to_le64(inode->i_ctime.tv_sec);
-		di->i_ctime_nsec = cpu_to_le32(inode->i_ctime.tv_nsec);
+		inode_set_ctime_current(inode);
+		di->i_ctime = cpu_to_le64(inode_get_ctime(inode).tv_sec);
+		di->i_ctime_nsec = cpu_to_le32(inode_get_ctime(inode).tv_nsec);
 		ocfs2_journal_dirty(ctxt->handle, xis->inode_bh);
 	}
 out:
