diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/acct.h b/include/uapi/linux/acct.h
index 0e72172cd23a..985b89068591 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/acct.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/acct.h
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ struct acct
 	__u16		ac_uid16;		/* LSB of Real User ID */
 	__u16		ac_gid16;		/* LSB of Real Group ID */
 	__u16		ac_tty;			/* Control Terminal */
+	/* __u32 range means times from 1970 to 2106 */
 	__u32		ac_btime;		/* Process Creation Time */
 	comp_t		ac_utime;		/* User Time */
 	comp_t		ac_stime;		/* System Time */
@@ -81,6 +82,7 @@ struct acct_v3
 	__u32		ac_gid;			/* Real Group ID */
 	__u32		ac_pid;			/* Process ID */
 	__u32		ac_ppid;		/* Parent Process ID */
+	/* __u32 range means times from 1970 to 2106 */
 	__u32		ac_btime;		/* Process Creation Time */
 #ifdef __KERNEL__
 	__u32		ac_etime;		/* Elapsed Time */
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/taskstats.h b/include/uapi/linux/taskstats.h
index 5e8ca16a9079..7d3ea366e93b 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/taskstats.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/taskstats.h
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@ struct taskstats {
 	__u32	ac_gid;			/* Group ID */
 	__u32	ac_pid;			/* Process ID */
 	__u32	ac_ppid;		/* Parent process ID */
+	/* __u32 range means times from 1970 to 2106 */
 	__u32	ac_btime;		/* Begin time [sec since 1970] */
 	__u64	ac_etime __attribute__((aligned(8)));
 					/* Elapsed time [usec] */
diff --git a/kernel/acct.c b/kernel/acct.c
index 81f9831a7859..11ff4a596d6b 100644
--- a/kernel/acct.c
+++ b/kernel/acct.c
@@ -416,6 +416,7 @@ static void fill_ac(acct_t *ac)
 {
 	struct pacct_struct *pacct = &current->signal->pacct;
 	u64 elapsed, run_time;
+	time64_t btime;
 	struct tty_struct *tty;
 
 	/*
@@ -448,7 +449,8 @@ static void fill_ac(acct_t *ac)
 	}
 #endif
 	do_div(elapsed, AHZ);
-	ac->ac_btime = get_seconds() - elapsed;
+	btime = ktime_get_real_seconds() - elapsed;
+	ac->ac_btime = clamp_t(time64_t, btime, 0, U32_MAX);
 #if ACCT_VERSION==2
 	ac->ac_ahz = AHZ;
 #endif
diff --git a/kernel/tsacct.c b/kernel/tsacct.c
index 7be3e7530841..ab12616ee6fb 100644
--- a/kernel/tsacct.c
+++ b/kernel/tsacct.c
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ void bacct_add_tsk(struct user_namespace *user_ns,
 	const struct cred *tcred;
 	u64 utime, stime, utimescaled, stimescaled;
 	u64 delta;
+	time64_t btime;
 
 	BUILD_BUG_ON(TS_COMM_LEN < TASK_COMM_LEN);
 
@@ -32,9 +33,10 @@ void bacct_add_tsk(struct user_namespace *user_ns,
 	/* Convert to micro seconds */
 	do_div(delta, NSEC_PER_USEC);
 	stats->ac_etime = delta;
-	/* Convert to seconds for btime */
-	do_div(delta, USEC_PER_SEC);
-	stats->ac_btime = get_seconds() - delta;
+	/* Convert to seconds for btime (note y2106 limit) */
+	btime = ktime_get_real_seconds() - div_u64(delta, USEC_PER_SEC);
+	stats->ac_btime = clamp_t(time64_t, btime, 0, U32_MAX);
+
 	if (thread_group_leader(tsk)) {
 		stats->ac_exitcode = tsk->exit_code;
 		if (tsk->flags & PF_FORKNOEXEC)