diff --git a/kernel/time/posix-clock.c b/kernel/time/posix-clock.c
index 6b5d5c0021fa..6ad8d3e246dc 100644
--- a/kernel/time/posix-clock.c
+++ b/kernel/time/posix-clock.c
@@ -291,6 +291,9 @@ static int pc_clock_getres(clockid_t id, struct timespec64 *ts)
 	struct posix_clock_desc cd;
 	int err;
 
+	if (!timespec64_valid_strict(ts))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 	err = get_clock_desc(id, &cd);
 	if (err)
 		return err;
@@ -319,9 +322,6 @@ 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