diff --git a/drivers/net/ovpn/io.c b/drivers/net/ovpn/io.c
index 22c555dd962e..802d39ef38e5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ovpn/io.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ovpn/io.c
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ void ovpn_decrypt_post(void *data, int ret)
 	}
 
 	/* keep track of last received authenticated packet for keepalive */
-	WRITE_ONCE(peer->last_recv, ktime_get_real_seconds());
+	WRITE_ONCE(peer->last_recv, ktime_get_boottime_seconds());
 
 	rcu_read_lock();
 	sock = rcu_dereference(peer->sock);
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ void ovpn_encrypt_post(void *data, int ret)
 
 	ovpn_peer_stats_increment_tx(&peer->link_stats, orig_len);
 	/* keep track of last sent packet for keepalive */
-	WRITE_ONCE(peer->last_sent, ktime_get_real_seconds());
+	WRITE_ONCE(peer->last_sent, ktime_get_boottime_seconds());
 	/* skb passed down the stack - don't free it */
 	skb = NULL;
 err_unlock:
diff --git a/drivers/net/ovpn/peer.c b/drivers/net/ovpn/peer.c
index c02dfab51a6e..ef1da9e03b5a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ovpn/peer.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ovpn/peer.c
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ static void unlock_ovpn(struct ovpn_priv *ovpn,
  */
 void ovpn_peer_keepalive_set(struct ovpn_peer *peer, u32 interval, u32 timeout)
 {
-	time64_t now = ktime_get_real_seconds();
+	time64_t now = ktime_get_boottime_seconds();
 
 	netdev_dbg(peer->ovpn->dev,
 		   "scheduling keepalive for peer %u: interval=%u timeout=%u\n",
@@ -1342,7 +1342,7 @@ void ovpn_peer_keepalive_work(struct work_struct *work)
 {
 	struct ovpn_priv *ovpn = container_of(work, struct ovpn_priv,
 					      keepalive_work.work);
-	time64_t next_run = 0, now = ktime_get_real_seconds();
+	time64_t next_run = 0, now = ktime_get_boottime_seconds();
 	LLIST_HEAD(release_list);
 
 	spin_lock_bh(&ovpn->lock);