diff --git a/src/syscall/syscall_darwin_386.go b/src/syscall/syscall_darwin_386.go
index 2fc93f5dd14..05d02fc7471 100644
--- a/src/syscall/syscall_darwin_386.go
+++ b/src/syscall/syscall_darwin_386.go
@@ -6,17 +6,12 @@ package syscall
 
 import "unsafe"
 
-func NsecToTimespec(nsec int64) (ts Timespec) {
-	ts.Sec = int32(nsec / 1e9)
-	ts.Nsec = int32(nsec % 1e9)
-	return
+func setTimespec(sec, nsec int64) Timespec {
+	return Timespec{Sec: int32(sec), Nsec: int32(nsec)}
 }
 
-func NsecToTimeval(nsec int64) (tv Timeval) {
-	nsec += 999 // round up to microsecond
-	tv.Usec = int32(nsec % 1e9 / 1e3)
-	tv.Sec = int32(nsec / 1e9)
-	return
+func setTimeval(sec, usec int64) Timeval {
+	return Timeval{Sec: int32(sec), Usec: int32(usec)}
 }
 
 //sysnb	gettimeofday(tp *Timeval) (sec int32, usec int32, err error)
diff --git a/src/syscall/syscall_darwin_amd64.go b/src/syscall/syscall_darwin_amd64.go
index e8c9384b180..b15bd68dc76 100644
--- a/src/syscall/syscall_darwin_amd64.go
+++ b/src/syscall/syscall_darwin_amd64.go
@@ -6,17 +6,12 @@ package syscall
 
 import "unsafe"
 
-func NsecToTimespec(nsec int64) (ts Timespec) {
-	ts.Sec = nsec / 1e9
-	ts.Nsec = nsec % 1e9
-	return
+func setTimespec(sec, nsec int64) Timespec {
+	return Timespec{Sec: sec, Nsec: nsec}
 }
 
-func NsecToTimeval(nsec int64) (tv Timeval) {
-	nsec += 999 // round up to microsecond
-	tv.Usec = int32(nsec % 1e9 / 1e3)
-	tv.Sec = int64(nsec / 1e9)
-	return
+func setTimeval(sec, usec int64) Timeval {
+	return Timeval{Sec: sec, Usec: int32(usec)}
 }
 
 //sysnb	gettimeofday(tp *Timeval) (sec int64, usec int32, err error)
diff --git a/src/syscall/syscall_darwin_arm.go b/src/syscall/syscall_darwin_arm.go
index c42138263c6..73bf83f41c2 100644
--- a/src/syscall/syscall_darwin_arm.go
+++ b/src/syscall/syscall_darwin_arm.go
@@ -6,17 +6,12 @@ package syscall
 
 import "unsafe"
 
-func NsecToTimespec(nsec int64) (ts Timespec) {
-	ts.Sec = int32(nsec / 1e9)
-	ts.Nsec = int32(nsec % 1e9)
-	return
+func setTimespec(sec, nsec int64) Timespec {
+	return Timespec{Sec: int32(sec), Nsec: int32(nsec)}
 }
 
-func NsecToTimeval(nsec int64) (tv Timeval) {
-	nsec += 999 // round up to microsecond
-	tv.Usec = int32(nsec % 1e9 / 1e3)
-	tv.Sec = int32(nsec / 1e9)
-	return
+func setTimeval(sec, usec int64) Timeval {
+	return Timeval{Sec: int32(sec), Usec: int32(usec)}
 }
 
 //sysnb	gettimeofday(tp *Timeval) (sec int32, usec int32, err error)
diff --git a/src/syscall/syscall_dragonfly_amd64.go b/src/syscall/syscall_dragonfly_amd64.go
index b5406e22853..bb6130dbd2e 100644
--- a/src/syscall/syscall_dragonfly_amd64.go
+++ b/src/syscall/syscall_dragonfly_amd64.go
@@ -6,17 +6,12 @@ package syscall
 
 import "unsafe"
 
-func NsecToTimespec(nsec int64) (ts Timespec) {
-	ts.Sec = nsec / 1e9
-	ts.Nsec = nsec % 1e9
-	return
+func setTimespec(sec, nsec int64) Timespec {
+	return Timespec{Sec: sec, Nsec: nsec}
 }
 
-func NsecToTimeval(nsec int64) (tv Timeval) {
-	nsec += 999 // round up to microsecond
-	tv.Usec = nsec % 1e9 / 1e3
-	tv.Sec = int64(nsec / 1e9)
-	return
+func setTimeval(sec, usec int64) Timeval {
+	return Timeval{Sec: sec, Usec: usec}
 }
 
 func SetKevent(k *Kevent_t, fd, mode, flags int) {
diff --git a/src/syscall/syscall_freebsd_386.go b/src/syscall/syscall_freebsd_386.go
index f440f5f9872..60359e38f6b 100644
--- a/src/syscall/syscall_freebsd_386.go
+++ b/src/syscall/syscall_freebsd_386.go
@@ -6,17 +6,12 @@ package syscall
 
 import "unsafe"
 
-func NsecToTimespec(nsec int64) (ts Timespec) {
-	ts.Sec = int32(nsec / 1e9)
-	ts.Nsec = int32(nsec % 1e9)
-	return
+func setTimespec(sec, nsec int64) Timespec {
+	return Timespec{Sec: int32(sec), Nsec: int32(nsec)}
 }
 
-func NsecToTimeval(nsec int64) (tv Timeval) {
-	nsec += 999 // round up to microsecond
-	tv.Usec = int32(nsec % 1e9 / 1e3)
-	tv.Sec = int32(nsec / 1e9)
-	return
+func setTimeval(sec, usec int64) Timeval {
+	return Timeval{Sec: int32(sec), Usec: int32(usec)}
 }
 
 func SetKevent(k *Kevent_t, fd, mode, flags int) {
diff --git a/src/syscall/syscall_freebsd_amd64.go b/src/syscall/syscall_freebsd_amd64.go
index b5406e22853..bb6130dbd2e 100644
--- a/src/syscall/syscall_freebsd_amd64.go
+++ b/src/syscall/syscall_freebsd_amd64.go
@@ -6,17 +6,12 @@ package syscall
 
 import "unsafe"
 
-func NsecToTimespec(nsec int64) (ts Timespec) {
-	ts.Sec = nsec / 1e9
-	ts.Nsec = nsec % 1e9
-	return
+func setTimespec(sec, nsec int64) Timespec {
+	return Timespec{Sec: sec, Nsec: nsec}
 }
 
-func NsecToTimeval(nsec int64) (tv Timeval) {
-	nsec += 999 // round up to microsecond
-	tv.Usec = nsec % 1e9 / 1e3
-	tv.Sec = int64(nsec / 1e9)
-	return
+func setTimeval(sec, usec int64) Timeval {
+	return Timeval{Sec: sec, Usec: usec}
 }
 
 func SetKevent(k *Kevent_t, fd, mode, flags int) {
diff --git a/src/syscall/syscall_freebsd_arm.go b/src/syscall/syscall_freebsd_arm.go
index e43cb6256f2..351f88fa27d 100644
--- a/src/syscall/syscall_freebsd_arm.go
+++ b/src/syscall/syscall_freebsd_arm.go
@@ -6,17 +6,12 @@ package syscall
 
 import "unsafe"
 
-func NsecToTimespec(nsec int64) (ts Timespec) {
-	ts.Sec = nsec / 1e9
-	ts.Nsec = int32(nsec % 1e9)
-	return
+func setTimespec(sec, nsec int64) Timespec {
+	return Timespec{Sec: sec, Nsec: int32(nsec)}
 }
 
-func NsecToTimeval(nsec int64) (tv Timeval) {
-	nsec += 999 // round up to microsecond
-	tv.Usec = int32(nsec % 1e9 / 1e3)
-	tv.Sec = nsec / 1e9
-	return
+func setTimeval(sec, usec int64) Timeval {
+	return Timeval{Sec: sec, Usec: int32(usec)}
 }
 
 func SetKevent(k *Kevent_t, fd, mode, flags int) {
diff --git a/src/syscall/syscall_linux_386.go b/src/syscall/syscall_linux_386.go
index b7b84b1c34a..c8339e909ab 100644
--- a/src/syscall/syscall_linux_386.go
+++ b/src/syscall/syscall_linux_386.go
@@ -14,17 +14,12 @@ const (
 	_SYS_getdents = SYS_GETDENTS64
 )
 
-func NsecToTimespec(nsec int64) (ts Timespec) {
-	ts.Sec = int32(nsec / 1e9)
-	ts.Nsec = int32(nsec % 1e9)
-	return
+func setTimespec(sec, nsec int64) Timespec {
+	return Timespec{Sec: int32(sec), Nsec: int32(nsec)}
 }
 
-func NsecToTimeval(nsec int64) (tv Timeval) {
-	nsec += 999 // round up to microsecond
-	tv.Sec = int32(nsec / 1e9)
-	tv.Usec = int32(nsec % 1e9 / 1e3)
-	return
+func setTimeval(sec, usec int64) Timeval {
+	return Timeval{Sec: int32(sec), Usec: int32(usec)}
 }
 
 //sysnb	pipe(p *[2]_C_int) (err error)
diff --git a/src/syscall/syscall_linux_amd64.go b/src/syscall/syscall_linux_amd64.go
index faa973dbdfb..684bd9cd05b 100644
--- a/src/syscall/syscall_linux_amd64.go
+++ b/src/syscall/syscall_linux_amd64.go
@@ -84,17 +84,12 @@ func Time(t *Time_t) (tt Time_t, err error) {
 	return Time_t(tv.Sec), nil
 }
 
-func NsecToTimespec(nsec int64) (ts Timespec) {
-	ts.Sec = nsec / 1e9
-	ts.Nsec = nsec % 1e9
-	return
+func setTimespec(sec, nsec int64) Timespec {
+	return Timespec{Sec: sec, Nsec: nsec}
 }
 
-func NsecToTimeval(nsec int64) (tv Timeval) {
-	nsec += 999 // round up to microsecond
-	tv.Sec = nsec / 1e9
-	tv.Usec = nsec % 1e9 / 1e3
-	return
+func setTimeval(sec, usec int64) Timeval {
+	return Timeval{Sec: sec, Usec: usec}
 }
 
 //sysnb	pipe(p *[2]_C_int) (err error)
diff --git a/src/syscall/syscall_linux_arm.go b/src/syscall/syscall_linux_arm.go
index c4e0a1ce0eb..6371169382b 100644
--- a/src/syscall/syscall_linux_arm.go
+++ b/src/syscall/syscall_linux_arm.go
@@ -11,17 +11,12 @@ const (
 	_SYS_getdents = SYS_GETDENTS64
 )
 
-func NsecToTimespec(nsec int64) (ts Timespec) {
-	ts.Sec = int32(nsec / 1e9)
-	ts.Nsec = int32(nsec % 1e9)
-	return
+func setTimespec(sec, nsec int64) Timespec {
+	return Timespec{Sec: int32(sec), Nsec: int32(nsec)}
 }
 
-func NsecToTimeval(nsec int64) (tv Timeval) {
-	nsec += 999 // round up to microsecond
-	tv.Sec = int32(nsec / 1e9)
-	tv.Usec = int32(nsec % 1e9 / 1e3)
-	return
+func setTimeval(sec, usec int64) Timeval {
+	return Timeval{Sec: int32(sec), Usec: int32(usec)}
 }
 
 func Pipe(p []int) (err error) {
diff --git a/src/syscall/syscall_linux_arm64.go b/src/syscall/syscall_linux_arm64.go
index 01c72f16b8b..0903ba3ecee 100644
--- a/src/syscall/syscall_linux_arm64.go
+++ b/src/syscall/syscall_linux_arm64.go
@@ -71,17 +71,12 @@ func Lstat(path string, stat *Stat_t) (err error) {
 //sysnb	Gettimeofday(tv *Timeval) (err error)
 //sysnb	Time(t *Time_t) (tt Time_t, err error)
 
-func NsecToTimespec(nsec int64) (ts Timespec) {
-	ts.Sec = nsec / 1e9
-	ts.Nsec = nsec % 1e9
-	return
+func setTimespec(sec, nsec int64) Timespec {
+	return Timespec{Sec: sec, Nsec: nsec}
 }
 
-func NsecToTimeval(nsec int64) (tv Timeval) {
-	nsec += 999 // round up to microsecond
-	tv.Sec = nsec / 1e9
-	tv.Usec = nsec % 1e9 / 1e3
-	return
+func setTimeval(sec, usec int64) Timeval {
+	return Timeval{Sec: sec, Usec: usec}
 }
 
 func Pipe(p []int) (err error) {
diff --git a/src/syscall/syscall_linux_mips64x.go b/src/syscall/syscall_linux_mips64x.go
index 251609b62d2..f203156f2bc 100644
--- a/src/syscall/syscall_linux_mips64x.go
+++ b/src/syscall/syscall_linux_mips64x.go
@@ -79,17 +79,12 @@ func Time(t *Time_t) (tt Time_t, err error) {
 	return Time_t(tv.Sec), nil
 }
 
-func NsecToTimespec(nsec int64) (ts Timespec) {
-	ts.Sec = nsec / 1e9
-	ts.Nsec = nsec % 1e9
-	return
+func setTimespec(sec, nsec int64) Timespec {
+	return Timespec{Sec: sec, Nsec: nsec}
 }
 
-func NsecToTimeval(nsec int64) (tv Timeval) {
-	nsec += 999 // round up to microsecond
-	tv.Sec = nsec / 1e9
-	tv.Usec = nsec % 1e9 / 1e3
-	return
+func setTimeval(sec, usec int64) Timeval {
+	return Timeval{Sec: sec, Usec: usec}
 }
 
 func Pipe(p []int) (err error) {
diff --git a/src/syscall/syscall_linux_ppc64x.go b/src/syscall/syscall_linux_ppc64x.go
index 876805eca8d..006889c5e30 100644
--- a/src/syscall/syscall_linux_ppc64x.go
+++ b/src/syscall/syscall_linux_ppc64x.go
@@ -67,17 +67,12 @@ const (
 //sysnb	Gettimeofday(tv *Timeval) (err error)
 //sysnb	Time(t *Time_t) (tt Time_t, err error)
 
-func NsecToTimespec(nsec int64) (ts Timespec) {
-	ts.Sec = nsec / 1e9
-	ts.Nsec = nsec % 1e9
-	return
+func setTimespec(sec, nsec int64) Timespec {
+	return Timespec{Sec: sec, Nsec: nsec}
 }
 
-func NsecToTimeval(nsec int64) (tv Timeval) {
-	nsec += 999 // round up to microsecond
-	tv.Sec = nsec / 1e9
-	tv.Usec = nsec % 1e9 / 1e3
-	return
+func setTimeval(sec, usec int64) Timeval {
+	return Timeval{Sec: sec, Usec: usec}
 }
 
 func Pipe(p []int) (err error) {
diff --git a/src/syscall/syscall_linux_s390x.go b/src/syscall/syscall_linux_s390x.go
index 50e987ab5b1..fea6c205083 100644
--- a/src/syscall/syscall_linux_s390x.go
+++ b/src/syscall/syscall_linux_s390x.go
@@ -58,17 +58,12 @@ func Time(t *Time_t) (tt Time_t, err error) {
 	return Time_t(tv.Sec), nil
 }
 
-func NsecToTimespec(nsec int64) (ts Timespec) {
-	ts.Sec = nsec / 1e9
-	ts.Nsec = nsec % 1e9
-	return
+func setTimespec(sec, nsec int64) Timespec {
+	return Timespec{Sec: sec, Nsec: nsec}
 }
 
-func NsecToTimeval(nsec int64) (tv Timeval) {
-	nsec += 999 // round up to microsecond
-	tv.Sec = nsec / 1e9
-	tv.Usec = nsec % 1e9 / 1e3
-	return
+func setTimeval(sec, usec int64) Timeval {
+	return Timeval{Sec: sec, Usec: usec}
 }
 
 func Pipe(p []int) (err error) {
diff --git a/src/syscall/syscall_nacl_386.go b/src/syscall/syscall_nacl_386.go
index 76f23989ec7..39112ebcc37 100644
--- a/src/syscall/syscall_nacl_386.go
+++ b/src/syscall/syscall_nacl_386.go
@@ -14,15 +14,10 @@ type Timeval struct {
 	Usec int32
 }
 
-func NsecToTimespec(nsec int64) (ts Timespec) {
-	ts.Sec = int64(nsec / 1e9)
-	ts.Nsec = int32(nsec % 1e9)
-	return
+func setTimespec(sec, nsec int64) Timespec {
+	return Timespec{Sec: sec, Nsec: int32(nsec)}
 }
 
-func NsecToTimeval(nsec int64) (tv Timeval) {
-	nsec += 999 // round up to microsecond
-	tv.Usec = int32(nsec % 1e9 / 1e3)
-	tv.Sec = int64(nsec / 1e9)
-	return
+func setTimeval(sec, usec int64) Timeval {
+	return Timeval{Sec: sec, Usec: int32(usec)}
 }
diff --git a/src/syscall/syscall_nacl_amd64p32.go b/src/syscall/syscall_nacl_amd64p32.go
index 76f23989ec7..39112ebcc37 100644
--- a/src/syscall/syscall_nacl_amd64p32.go
+++ b/src/syscall/syscall_nacl_amd64p32.go
@@ -14,15 +14,10 @@ type Timeval struct {
 	Usec int32
 }
 
-func NsecToTimespec(nsec int64) (ts Timespec) {
-	ts.Sec = int64(nsec / 1e9)
-	ts.Nsec = int32(nsec % 1e9)
-	return
+func setTimespec(sec, nsec int64) Timespec {
+	return Timespec{Sec: sec, Nsec: int32(nsec)}
 }
 
-func NsecToTimeval(nsec int64) (tv Timeval) {
-	nsec += 999 // round up to microsecond
-	tv.Usec = int32(nsec % 1e9 / 1e3)
-	tv.Sec = int64(nsec / 1e9)
-	return
+func setTimeval(sec, usec int64) Timeval {
+	return Timeval{Sec: sec, Usec: int32(usec)}
 }
diff --git a/src/syscall/syscall_nacl_arm.go b/src/syscall/syscall_nacl_arm.go
index 8796d68df04..dec97b546a5 100644
--- a/src/syscall/syscall_nacl_arm.go
+++ b/src/syscall/syscall_nacl_arm.go
@@ -14,15 +14,10 @@ type Timeval struct {
 	Usec int32
 }
 
-func NsecToTimespec(nsec int64) (ts Timespec) {
-	ts.Sec = int64(nsec / 1e9)
-	ts.Nsec = int32(nsec % 1e9)
-	return
+func setTimespec(sec, nsec int64) Timespec {
+	return Timespec{Sec: sec, Nsec: int32(nsec)}
 }
 
-func NsecToTimeval(nsec int64) (tv Timeval) {
-	nsec += 999 // round up to microsecond
-	tv.Usec = int32(nsec % 1e9 / 1e3)
-	tv.Sec = int64(nsec / 1e9)
-	return
+func setTimeval(sec, usec int64) Timeval {
+	return Timeval{Sec: sec, Usec: int32(usec)}
 }
diff --git a/src/syscall/syscall_netbsd_386.go b/src/syscall/syscall_netbsd_386.go
index 0218b12edf8..3059b9ad69d 100644
--- a/src/syscall/syscall_netbsd_386.go
+++ b/src/syscall/syscall_netbsd_386.go
@@ -4,17 +4,12 @@
 
 package syscall
 
-func NsecToTimespec(nsec int64) (ts Timespec) {
-	ts.Sec = int64(nsec / 1e9)
-	ts.Nsec = int32(nsec % 1e9)
-	return
+func setTimespec(sec, nsec int64) Timespec {
+	return Timespec{Sec: sec, Nsec: int32(nsec)}
 }
 
-func NsecToTimeval(nsec int64) (tv Timeval) {
-	nsec += 999 // round up to microsecond
-	tv.Usec = int32(nsec % 1e9 / 1e3)
-	tv.Sec = int64(nsec / 1e9)
-	return
+func setTimeval(sec, usec int64) Timeval {
+	return Timeval{Sec: sec, Usec: int32(usec)}
 }
 
 func SetKevent(k *Kevent_t, fd, mode, flags int) {
diff --git a/src/syscall/syscall_netbsd_amd64.go b/src/syscall/syscall_netbsd_amd64.go
index 0fd6fae4617..b4c5d0d8498 100644
--- a/src/syscall/syscall_netbsd_amd64.go
+++ b/src/syscall/syscall_netbsd_amd64.go
@@ -4,17 +4,12 @@
 
 package syscall
 
-func NsecToTimespec(nsec int64) (ts Timespec) {
-	ts.Sec = int64(nsec / 1e9)
-	ts.Nsec = int64(nsec % 1e9)
-	return
+func setTimespec(sec, nsec int64) Timespec {
+	return Timespec{Sec: sec, Nsec: nsec}
 }
 
-func NsecToTimeval(nsec int64) (tv Timeval) {
-	nsec += 999 // round up to microsecond
-	tv.Usec = int32(nsec % 1e9 / 1e3)
-	tv.Sec = int64(nsec / 1e9)
-	return
+func setTimeval(sec, usec int64) Timeval {
+	return Timeval{Sec: sec, Usec: int32(usec)}
 }
 
 func SetKevent(k *Kevent_t, fd, mode, flags int) {
diff --git a/src/syscall/syscall_netbsd_arm.go b/src/syscall/syscall_netbsd_arm.go
index b5a754de35f..dcafd1f3296 100644
--- a/src/syscall/syscall_netbsd_arm.go
+++ b/src/syscall/syscall_netbsd_arm.go
@@ -4,17 +4,12 @@
 
 package syscall
 
-func NsecToTimespec(nsec int64) (ts Timespec) {
-	ts.Sec = int64(nsec / 1e9)
-	ts.Nsec = int32(nsec % 1e9)
-	return
+func setTimespec(sec, nsec int64) Timespec {
+	return Timespec{Sec: sec, Nsec: int32(nsec)}
 }
 
-func NsecToTimeval(nsec int64) (tv Timeval) {
-	nsec += 999 // round up to microsecond
-	tv.Usec = int32(nsec % 1e9 / 1e3)
-	tv.Sec = int64(nsec / 1e9)
-	return
+func setTimeval(sec, usec int64) Timeval {
+	return Timeval{Sec: sec, Usec: int32(usec)}
 }
 
 func SetKevent(k *Kevent_t, fd, mode, flags int) {
diff --git a/src/syscall/syscall_openbsd_386.go b/src/syscall/syscall_openbsd_386.go
index 185f4b5ce64..ca07ae05002 100644
--- a/src/syscall/syscall_openbsd_386.go
+++ b/src/syscall/syscall_openbsd_386.go
@@ -4,17 +4,12 @@
 
 package syscall
 
-func NsecToTimespec(nsec int64) (ts Timespec) {
-	ts.Sec = int64(nsec / 1e9)
-	ts.Nsec = int32(nsec % 1e9)
-	return
+func setTimespec(sec, nsec int64) Timespec {
+	return Timespec{Sec: sec, Nsec: int32(nsec)}
 }
 
-func NsecToTimeval(nsec int64) (tv Timeval) {
-	nsec += 999 // round up to microsecond
-	tv.Usec = int32(nsec % 1e9 / 1e3)
-	tv.Sec = int64(nsec / 1e9)
-	return
+func setTimeval(sec, usec int64) Timeval {
+	return Timeval{Sec: sec, Usec: int32(usec)}
 }
 
 func SetKevent(k *Kevent_t, fd, mode, flags int) {
diff --git a/src/syscall/syscall_openbsd_amd64.go b/src/syscall/syscall_openbsd_amd64.go
index a8aad0b07ef..47fc7e7f9bd 100644
--- a/src/syscall/syscall_openbsd_amd64.go
+++ b/src/syscall/syscall_openbsd_amd64.go
@@ -4,17 +4,12 @@
 
 package syscall
 
-func NsecToTimespec(nsec int64) (ts Timespec) {
-	ts.Sec = nsec / 1e9
-	ts.Nsec = nsec % 1e9
-	return
+func setTimespec(sec, nsec int64) Timespec {
+	return Timespec{Sec: sec, Nsec: nsec}
 }
 
-func NsecToTimeval(nsec int64) (tv Timeval) {
-	nsec += 999 // round up to microsecond
-	tv.Usec = nsec % 1e9 / 1e3
-	tv.Sec = nsec / 1e9
-	return
+func setTimeval(sec, usec int64) Timeval {
+	return Timeval{Sec: sec, Usec: usec}
 }
 
 func SetKevent(k *Kevent_t, fd, mode, flags int) {
diff --git a/src/syscall/syscall_openbsd_arm.go b/src/syscall/syscall_openbsd_arm.go
index 185f4b5ce64..ca07ae05002 100644
--- a/src/syscall/syscall_openbsd_arm.go
+++ b/src/syscall/syscall_openbsd_arm.go
@@ -4,17 +4,12 @@
 
 package syscall
 
-func NsecToTimespec(nsec int64) (ts Timespec) {
-	ts.Sec = int64(nsec / 1e9)
-	ts.Nsec = int32(nsec % 1e9)
-	return
+func setTimespec(sec, nsec int64) Timespec {
+	return Timespec{Sec: sec, Nsec: int32(nsec)}
 }
 
-func NsecToTimeval(nsec int64) (tv Timeval) {
-	nsec += 999 // round up to microsecond
-	tv.Usec = int32(nsec % 1e9 / 1e3)
-	tv.Sec = int64(nsec / 1e9)
-	return
+func setTimeval(sec, usec int64) Timeval {
+	return Timeval{Sec: sec, Usec: int32(usec)}
 }
 
 func SetKevent(k *Kevent_t, fd, mode, flags int) {
diff --git a/src/syscall/syscall_solaris_amd64.go b/src/syscall/syscall_solaris_amd64.go
index 5aa525f504d..87ad4bf2168 100644
--- a/src/syscall/syscall_solaris_amd64.go
+++ b/src/syscall/syscall_solaris_amd64.go
@@ -4,17 +4,12 @@
 
 package syscall
 
-func NsecToTimespec(nsec int64) (ts Timespec) {
-	ts.Sec = nsec / 1e9
-	ts.Nsec = nsec % 1e9
-	return
+func setTimespec(sec, nsec int64) Timespec {
+	return Timespec{Sec: sec, Nsec: nsec}
 }
 
-func NsecToTimeval(nsec int64) (tv Timeval) {
-	nsec += 999 // round up to microsecond
-	tv.Usec = nsec % 1e9 / 1e3
-	tv.Sec = int64(nsec / 1e9)
-	return
+func setTimeval(sec, usec int64) Timeval {
+	return Timeval{Sec: sec, Usec: usec}
 }
 
 func (iov *Iovec) SetLen(length int) {
diff --git a/src/syscall/timestruct.go b/src/syscall/timestruct.go
index 4c4e2049168..49c3383b4f7 100644
--- a/src/syscall/timestruct.go
+++ b/src/syscall/timestruct.go
@@ -6,6 +6,35 @@
 
 package syscall
 
+// TimespecToNsec converts a Timespec value into a number of
+// nanoseconds since the Unix epoch.
 func TimespecToNsec(ts Timespec) int64 { return int64(ts.Sec)*1e9 + int64(ts.Nsec) }
 
+// NsecToTimespec takes a number of nanoseconds since the Unix epoch
+// and returns the corresponding Timespec value.
+func NsecToTimespec(nsec int64) Timespec {
+	sec := nsec / 1e9
+	nsec = nsec % 1e9
+	if nsec < 0 {
+		nsec += 1e9
+		sec--
+	}
+	return setTimespec(sec, nsec)
+}
+
+// TimevalToNsec converts a Timeval value into a number of nanoseconds
+// since the Unix epoch.
 func TimevalToNsec(tv Timeval) int64 { return int64(tv.Sec)*1e9 + int64(tv.Usec)*1e3 }
+
+// NsecToTimeval takes a number of nanoseconds since the Unix epoch
+// and returns the corresponding Timeval value.
+func NsecToTimeval(nsec int64) Timeval {
+	nsec += 999 // round up to microsecond
+	usec := nsec % 1e9 / 1e3
+	sec := nsec / 1e9
+	if usec < 0 {
+		usec += 1e6
+		sec--
+	}
+	return setTimeval(sec, usec)
+}