diff --git a/kernel/time/posix-clock.c b/kernel/time/posix-clock.c
index 8127673bf..05e73d209 100755
--- a/kernel/time/posix-clock.c
+++ b/kernel/time/posix-clock.c
@@ -290,6 +290,9 @@ static int pc_clock_settime(clockid_t id, const 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;
@@ -299,9 +302,6 @@ 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