diff --git a/include/linux/time.h b/include/linux/time.h
index ea16c1a01d5..e7c84455888 100644
--- a/include/linux/time.h
+++ b/include/linux/time.h
@@ -147,6 +147,7 @@ extern struct timespec timespec_trunc(struct timespec t, unsigned gran);
 extern int timekeeping_valid_for_hres(void);
 extern void update_wall_time(void);
 extern void update_xtime_cache(u64 nsec);
+extern void timekeeping_leap_insert(int leapsecond);
 
 struct tms;
 extern void do_sys_times(struct tms *);
diff --git a/kernel/time/ntp.c b/kernel/time/ntp.c
index 7fc64375ff4..4800f933910 100644
--- a/kernel/time/ntp.c
+++ b/kernel/time/ntp.c
@@ -194,8 +194,7 @@ static enum hrtimer_restart ntp_leap_second(struct hrtimer *timer)
 	case TIME_OK:
 		break;
 	case TIME_INS:
-		xtime.tv_sec--;
-		wall_to_monotonic.tv_sec++;
+		timekeeping_leap_insert(-1);
 		time_state = TIME_OOP;
 		printk(KERN_NOTICE
 			"Clock: inserting leap second 23:59:60 UTC\n");
@@ -203,9 +202,8 @@ static enum hrtimer_restart ntp_leap_second(struct hrtimer *timer)
 		res = HRTIMER_RESTART;
 		break;
 	case TIME_DEL:
-		xtime.tv_sec++;
+		timekeeping_leap_insert(1);
 		time_tai--;
-		wall_to_monotonic.tv_sec--;
 		time_state = TIME_WAIT;
 		printk(KERN_NOTICE
 			"Clock: deleting leap second 23:59:59 UTC\n");
@@ -219,7 +217,6 @@ static enum hrtimer_restart ntp_leap_second(struct hrtimer *timer)
 			time_state = TIME_OK;
 		break;
 	}
-	update_vsyscall(&xtime, clock);
 
 	write_sequnlock(&xtime_lock);
 
diff --git a/kernel/time/timekeeping.c b/kernel/time/timekeeping.c
index 02c0b2c9c67..b8b70fb545f 100644
--- a/kernel/time/timekeeping.c
+++ b/kernel/time/timekeeping.c
@@ -58,6 +58,13 @@ void update_xtime_cache(u64 nsec)
 
 struct clocksource *clock;
 
+/* must hold xtime_lock */
+void timekeeping_leap_insert(int leapsecond)
+{
+	xtime.tv_sec += leapsecond;
+	wall_to_monotonic.tv_sec -= leapsecond;
+	update_vsyscall(&xtime, clock);
+}
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_GENERIC_TIME
 /**