diff --git a/include/linux/compat.h b/include/linux/compat.h
index 3735a22bfbc0..906a0ea933cd 100644
--- a/include/linux/compat.h
+++ b/include/linux/compat.h
@@ -116,14 +116,7 @@ typedef __compat_gid32_t	compat_gid_t;
 struct compat_sel_arg_struct;
 struct rusage;
 
-struct compat_itimerval {
-	struct old_timeval32	it_interval;
-	struct old_timeval32	it_value;
-};
-
-struct itimerval;
-int get_compat_itimerval(struct itimerval *, const struct compat_itimerval __user *);
-int put_compat_itimerval(struct compat_itimerval __user *, const struct itimerval *);
+struct old_itimerval32;
 
 struct compat_tms {
 	compat_clock_t		tms_utime;
@@ -668,10 +661,10 @@ compat_sys_get_robust_list(int pid, compat_uptr_t __user *head_ptr,
 
 /* kernel/itimer.c */
 asmlinkage long compat_sys_getitimer(int which,
-				     struct compat_itimerval __user *it);
+				     struct old_itimerval32 __user *it);
 asmlinkage long compat_sys_setitimer(int which,
-				     struct compat_itimerval __user *in,
-				     struct compat_itimerval __user *out);
+				     struct old_itimerval32 __user *in,
+				     struct old_itimerval32 __user *out);
 
 /* kernel/kexec.c */
 asmlinkage long compat_sys_kexec_load(compat_ulong_t entry,
diff --git a/kernel/compat.c b/kernel/compat.c
index a2bc1d6ceb57..95005f849c68 100644
--- a/kernel/compat.c
+++ b/kernel/compat.c
@@ -90,30 +90,6 @@ int compat_put_timespec(const struct timespec *ts, void __user *uts)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(compat_put_timespec);
 
-int get_compat_itimerval(struct itimerval *o, const struct compat_itimerval __user *i)
-{
-	struct compat_itimerval v32;
-
-	if (copy_from_user(&v32, i, sizeof(struct compat_itimerval)))
-		return -EFAULT;
-	o->it_interval.tv_sec = v32.it_interval.tv_sec;
-	o->it_interval.tv_usec = v32.it_interval.tv_usec;
-	o->it_value.tv_sec = v32.it_value.tv_sec;
-	o->it_value.tv_usec = v32.it_value.tv_usec;
-	return 0;
-}
-
-int put_compat_itimerval(struct compat_itimerval __user *o, const struct itimerval *i)
-{
-	struct compat_itimerval v32;
-
-	v32.it_interval.tv_sec = i->it_interval.tv_sec;
-	v32.it_interval.tv_usec = i->it_interval.tv_usec;
-	v32.it_value.tv_sec = i->it_value.tv_sec;
-	v32.it_value.tv_usec = i->it_value.tv_usec;
-	return copy_to_user(o, &v32, sizeof(struct compat_itimerval)) ? -EFAULT : 0;
-}
-
 #ifdef __ARCH_WANT_SYS_SIGPROCMASK
 
 /*
diff --git a/kernel/time/itimer.c b/kernel/time/itimer.c
index 77f1e5635cc1..c52ebb40b60b 100644
--- a/kernel/time/itimer.c
+++ b/kernel/time/itimer.c
@@ -112,19 +112,34 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE2(getitimer, int, which, struct itimerval __user *, value)
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_COMPAT
+struct old_itimerval32 {
+	struct old_timeval32	it_interval;
+	struct old_timeval32	it_value;
+};
+
+static int put_old_itimerval32(struct old_itimerval32 __user *o, const struct itimerval *i)
+{
+	struct old_itimerval32 v32;
+
+	v32.it_interval.tv_sec = i->it_interval.tv_sec;
+	v32.it_interval.tv_usec = i->it_interval.tv_usec;
+	v32.it_value.tv_sec = i->it_value.tv_sec;
+	v32.it_value.tv_usec = i->it_value.tv_usec;
+	return copy_to_user(o, &v32, sizeof(struct old_itimerval32)) ? -EFAULT : 0;
+}
+
 COMPAT_SYSCALL_DEFINE2(getitimer, int, which,
-		       struct compat_itimerval __user *, it)
+		       struct old_itimerval32 __user *, it)
 {
 	struct itimerval kit;
 	int error = do_getitimer(which, &kit);
 
-	if (!error && put_compat_itimerval(it, &kit))
+	if (!error && put_old_itimerval32(it, &kit))
 		error = -EFAULT;
 	return error;
 }
 #endif
 
-
 /*
  * The timer is automagically restarted, when interval != 0
  */
@@ -310,15 +325,28 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE3(setitimer, int, which, struct itimerval __user *, value,
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_COMPAT
+static int get_old_itimerval32(struct itimerval *o, const struct old_itimerval32 __user *i)
+{
+	struct old_itimerval32 v32;
+
+	if (copy_from_user(&v32, i, sizeof(struct old_itimerval32)))
+		return -EFAULT;
+	o->it_interval.tv_sec = v32.it_interval.tv_sec;
+	o->it_interval.tv_usec = v32.it_interval.tv_usec;
+	o->it_value.tv_sec = v32.it_value.tv_sec;
+	o->it_value.tv_usec = v32.it_value.tv_usec;
+	return 0;
+}
+
 COMPAT_SYSCALL_DEFINE3(setitimer, int, which,
-		       struct compat_itimerval __user *, in,
-		       struct compat_itimerval __user *, out)
+		       struct old_itimerval32 __user *, in,
+		       struct old_itimerval32 __user *, out)
 {
 	struct itimerval kin, kout;
 	int error;
 
 	if (in) {
-		if (get_compat_itimerval(&kin, in))
+		if (get_old_itimerval32(&kin, in))
 			return -EFAULT;
 	} else {
 		memset(&kin, 0, sizeof(kin));
@@ -327,7 +355,7 @@ COMPAT_SYSCALL_DEFINE3(setitimer, int, which,
 	error = do_setitimer(which, &kin, out ? &kout : NULL);
 	if (error || !out)
 		return error;
-	if (put_compat_itimerval(out, &kout))
+	if (put_old_itimerval32(out, &kout))
 		return -EFAULT;
 	return 0;
 }
