diff --git a/kernel/compat.c b/kernel/compat.c
index c9e2ec0..449e853 100644
--- a/kernel/compat.c
+++ b/kernel/compat.c
@@ -52,6 +52,64 @@
 		put_user(i->tv_usec, &o->tv_usec)) ? -EFAULT : 0;
 }
 
+static int compat_get_timex(struct timex *txc, struct compat_timex __user *utp)
+{
+	memset(txc, 0, sizeof(struct timex));
+
+	if (!access_ok(VERIFY_READ, utp, sizeof(struct compat_timex)) ||
+			__get_user(txc->modes, &utp->modes) ||
+			__get_user(txc->offset, &utp->offset) ||
+			__get_user(txc->freq, &utp->freq) ||
+			__get_user(txc->maxerror, &utp->maxerror) ||
+			__get_user(txc->esterror, &utp->esterror) ||
+			__get_user(txc->status, &utp->status) ||
+			__get_user(txc->constant, &utp->constant) ||
+			__get_user(txc->precision, &utp->precision) ||
+			__get_user(txc->tolerance, &utp->tolerance) ||
+			__get_user(txc->time.tv_sec, &utp->time.tv_sec) ||
+			__get_user(txc->time.tv_usec, &utp->time.tv_usec) ||
+			__get_user(txc->tick, &utp->tick) ||
+			__get_user(txc->ppsfreq, &utp->ppsfreq) ||
+			__get_user(txc->jitter, &utp->jitter) ||
+			__get_user(txc->shift, &utp->shift) ||
+			__get_user(txc->stabil, &utp->stabil) ||
+			__get_user(txc->jitcnt, &utp->jitcnt) ||
+			__get_user(txc->calcnt, &utp->calcnt) ||
+			__get_user(txc->errcnt, &utp->errcnt) ||
+			__get_user(txc->stbcnt, &utp->stbcnt))
+		return -EFAULT;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int compat_put_timex(struct compat_timex __user *utp, struct timex *txc)
+{
+	if (!access_ok(VERIFY_WRITE, utp, sizeof(struct compat_timex)) ||
+			__put_user(txc->modes, &utp->modes) ||
+			__put_user(txc->offset, &utp->offset) ||
+			__put_user(txc->freq, &utp->freq) ||
+			__put_user(txc->maxerror, &utp->maxerror) ||
+			__put_user(txc->esterror, &utp->esterror) ||
+			__put_user(txc->status, &utp->status) ||
+			__put_user(txc->constant, &utp->constant) ||
+			__put_user(txc->precision, &utp->precision) ||
+			__put_user(txc->tolerance, &utp->tolerance) ||
+			__put_user(txc->time.tv_sec, &utp->time.tv_sec) ||
+			__put_user(txc->time.tv_usec, &utp->time.tv_usec) ||
+			__put_user(txc->tick, &utp->tick) ||
+			__put_user(txc->ppsfreq, &utp->ppsfreq) ||
+			__put_user(txc->jitter, &utp->jitter) ||
+			__put_user(txc->shift, &utp->shift) ||
+			__put_user(txc->stabil, &utp->stabil) ||
+			__put_user(txc->jitcnt, &utp->jitcnt) ||
+			__put_user(txc->calcnt, &utp->calcnt) ||
+			__put_user(txc->errcnt, &utp->errcnt) ||
+			__put_user(txc->stbcnt, &utp->stbcnt) ||
+			__put_user(txc->tai, &utp->tai))
+		return -EFAULT;
+	return 0;
+}
+
 asmlinkage long compat_sys_gettimeofday(struct compat_timeval __user *tv,
 		struct timezone __user *tz)
 {
@@ -951,58 +1009,17 @@
 asmlinkage long compat_sys_adjtimex(struct compat_timex __user *utp)
 {
 	struct timex txc;
-	int ret;
+	int err, ret;
 
-	memset(&txc, 0, sizeof(struct timex));
-
-	if (!access_ok(VERIFY_READ, utp, sizeof(struct compat_timex)) ||
-			__get_user(txc.modes, &utp->modes) ||
-			__get_user(txc.offset, &utp->offset) ||
-			__get_user(txc.freq, &utp->freq) ||
-			__get_user(txc.maxerror, &utp->maxerror) ||
-			__get_user(txc.esterror, &utp->esterror) ||
-			__get_user(txc.status, &utp->status) ||
-			__get_user(txc.constant, &utp->constant) ||
-			__get_user(txc.precision, &utp->precision) ||
-			__get_user(txc.tolerance, &utp->tolerance) ||
-			__get_user(txc.time.tv_sec, &utp->time.tv_sec) ||
-			__get_user(txc.time.tv_usec, &utp->time.tv_usec) ||
-			__get_user(txc.tick, &utp->tick) ||
-			__get_user(txc.ppsfreq, &utp->ppsfreq) ||
-			__get_user(txc.jitter, &utp->jitter) ||
-			__get_user(txc.shift, &utp->shift) ||
-			__get_user(txc.stabil, &utp->stabil) ||
-			__get_user(txc.jitcnt, &utp->jitcnt) ||
-			__get_user(txc.calcnt, &utp->calcnt) ||
-			__get_user(txc.errcnt, &utp->errcnt) ||
-			__get_user(txc.stbcnt, &utp->stbcnt))
-		return -EFAULT;
+	err = compat_get_timex(&txc, utp);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
 
 	ret = do_adjtimex(&txc);
 
-	if (!access_ok(VERIFY_WRITE, utp, sizeof(struct compat_timex)) ||
-			__put_user(txc.modes, &utp->modes) ||
-			__put_user(txc.offset, &utp->offset) ||
-			__put_user(txc.freq, &utp->freq) ||
-			__put_user(txc.maxerror, &utp->maxerror) ||
-			__put_user(txc.esterror, &utp->esterror) ||
-			__put_user(txc.status, &utp->status) ||
-			__put_user(txc.constant, &utp->constant) ||
-			__put_user(txc.precision, &utp->precision) ||
-			__put_user(txc.tolerance, &utp->tolerance) ||
-			__put_user(txc.time.tv_sec, &utp->time.tv_sec) ||
-			__put_user(txc.time.tv_usec, &utp->time.tv_usec) ||
-			__put_user(txc.tick, &utp->tick) ||
-			__put_user(txc.ppsfreq, &utp->ppsfreq) ||
-			__put_user(txc.jitter, &utp->jitter) ||
-			__put_user(txc.shift, &utp->shift) ||
-			__put_user(txc.stabil, &utp->stabil) ||
-			__put_user(txc.jitcnt, &utp->jitcnt) ||
-			__put_user(txc.calcnt, &utp->calcnt) ||
-			__put_user(txc.errcnt, &utp->errcnt) ||
-			__put_user(txc.stbcnt, &utp->stbcnt) ||
-			__put_user(txc.tai, &utp->tai))
-		ret = -EFAULT;
+	err = compat_put_timex(utp, &txc);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
 
 	return ret;
 }