1 files changed, 5 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/kernel/posix-timers.c b/kernel/posix-timers.c
index 022c9c3cee6f..a9b04203a66d 100644
--- a/kernel/posix-timers.c
+++ b/kernel/posix-timers.c
@@ -767,9 +767,11 @@ common_timer_set(struct k_itimer *timr, int flags,
         /* SIGEV_NONE timers are not queued ! See common_timer_get */
         if (((timr->it_sigev_notify & ~SIGEV_THREAD_ID) == SIGEV_NONE)) {
                 /* Setup correct expiry time for relative timers */
-                if (mode == HRTIMER_MODE_REL)
-                        timer->expires = ktime_add(timer->expires,
-                                                   timer->base->get_time());
+                if (mode == HRTIMER_MODE_REL) {
+                        timer->expires =
+                                ktime_add_safe(timer->expires,
+                                               timer->base->get_time());
+                }
                 return 0;
         }