diff --git a/kernel/time/ntp.c b/kernel/time/ntp.c
index 406dccb79c2b6..8d2dd214ec682 100644
--- a/kernel/time/ntp.c
+++ b/kernel/time/ntp.c
@@ -727,17 +727,16 @@ static inline void process_adjtimex_modes(const struct __kernel_timex *txc,
 	}
 
 	if (txc->modes & ADJ_MAXERROR)
-		time_maxerror = txc->maxerror;
+		time_maxerror = clamp(txc->maxerror, 0, NTP_PHASE_LIMIT);
 
 	if (txc->modes & ADJ_ESTERROR)
-		time_esterror = txc->esterror;
+		time_esterror = clamp(txc->esterror, 0, NTP_PHASE_LIMIT);
 
 	if (txc->modes & ADJ_TIMECONST) {
-		time_constant = txc->constant;
+		time_constant = clamp(txc->constant, 0, MAXTC);
 		if (!(time_status & STA_NANO))
 			time_constant += 4;
-		time_constant = min(time_constant, (long)MAXTC);
-		time_constant = max(time_constant, 0l);
+		time_constant = clamp(time_constant, 0, MAXTC);
 	}
 
 	if (txc->modes & ADJ_TAI &&
diff --git a/kernel/time/timekeeping.c b/kernel/time/timekeeping.c
index 2fa87dcfeda9c..5391e4167d602 100644
--- a/kernel/time/timekeeping.c
+++ b/kernel/time/timekeeping.c
@@ -2606,7 +2606,7 @@ int do_adjtimex(struct __kernel_timex *txc)
 		clock_set |= timekeeping_advance(TK_ADV_FREQ);
 
 	if (clock_set)
-		clock_was_set(CLOCK_REALTIME);
+		clock_was_set(CLOCK_SET_WALL);
 
 	ntp_notify_cmos_timer();