diff --git a/fs/hostfs/hostfs_user.c b/fs/hostfs/hostfs_user.c
index 35c1a9f33f47..53fd0a67c11a 100644
--- a/fs/hostfs/hostfs_user.c
+++ b/fs/hostfs/hostfs_user.c
@@ -285,17 +285,17 @@ int set_attr(const char *file, struct hostfs_iattr *attrs, int fd)
 			return err;
 
 		times[0].tv_sec = atime_ts.tv_sec;
-		times[0].tv_usec = atime_ts.tv_nsec * 1000;
+		times[0].tv_usec = atime_ts.tv_nsec / 1000;
 		times[1].tv_sec = mtime_ts.tv_sec;
-		times[1].tv_usec = mtime_ts.tv_nsec * 1000;
+		times[1].tv_usec = mtime_ts.tv_nsec / 1000;
 
 		if (attrs->ia_valid & HOSTFS_ATTR_ATIME_SET) {
 			times[0].tv_sec = attrs->ia_atime.tv_sec;
-			times[0].tv_usec = attrs->ia_atime.tv_nsec * 1000;
+			times[0].tv_usec = attrs->ia_atime.tv_nsec / 1000;
 		}
 		if (attrs->ia_valid & HOSTFS_ATTR_MTIME_SET) {
 			times[1].tv_sec = attrs->ia_mtime.tv_sec;
-			times[1].tv_usec = attrs->ia_mtime.tv_nsec * 1000;
+			times[1].tv_usec = attrs->ia_mtime.tv_nsec / 1000;
 		}
 
 		if (fd >= 0) {