diff --git a/sys/compat/linux/linux_timer.c b/sys/compat/linux/linux_timer.c
index ed913335930..230be9572b8 100644
--- a/sys/compat/linux/linux_timer.c
+++ b/sys/compat/linux/linux_timer.c
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ linux_timer_settime(struct thread *td, struct linux_timer_settime_args *uap)
 		return (error);
 	error = kern_ktimer_settime(td, uap->timerid, flags, &val, ovalp);
 	if (error == 0 && uap->old != NULL) {
-		error = native_to_linux_itimerspec(&l_val, &val);
+		error = native_to_linux_itimerspec(&l_oval, &oval);
 		if (error == 0)
 			error = copyout(&l_oval, uap->old, sizeof(l_oval));
 	}
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ linux_timer_settime64(struct thread *td, struct linux_timer_settime64_args *uap)
 		return (error);
 	error = kern_ktimer_settime(td, uap->timerid, flags, &val, ovalp);
 	if (error == 0 && uap->old != NULL) {
-		error = native_to_linux_itimerspec64(&l_val, &val);
+		error = native_to_linux_itimerspec64(&l_oval, &oval);
 		if (error == 0)
 			error = copyout(&l_oval, uap->old, sizeof(l_oval));
 	}