diff --git a/kernel/time/posix-clock.c b/kernel/time/posix-clock.c
index 77c0c2370b6d..8127673bfc45 100644
--- a/kernel/time/posix-clock.c
+++ b/kernel/time/posix-clock.c
@@ -299,6 +299,9 @@ static int pc_clock_settime(clockid_t id, const struct timespec64 *ts)
 		goto out;
 	}
 
+	if (!timespec64_valid_strict(ts))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 	if (cd.clk->ops.clock_settime)
 		err = cd.clk->ops.clock_settime(cd.clk, ts);
 	else