diff --git a/ipc/sem.c b/ipc/sem.c
index cd6a733011a2..8c4f59b0204a 100644
--- a/ipc/sem.c
+++ b/ipc/sem.c
@@ -917,6 +917,24 @@ again:
 	return semop_completed;
 }
 
+/**
+ * set_semotime(sma, sops) - set sem_otime
+ * @sma: semaphore array
+ * @sops: operations that modified the array, may be NULL
+ *
+ * sem_otime is replicated to avoid cache line trashing.
+ * This function sets one instance to the current time.
+ */
+static void set_semotime(struct sem_array *sma, struct sembuf *sops)
+{
+	if (sops == NULL) {
+		sma->sem_base[0].sem_otime = get_seconds();
+	} else {
+		sma->sem_base[sops[0].sem_num].sem_otime =
+							get_seconds();
+	}
+}
+
 /**
  * do_smart_update(sma, sops, nsops, otime, pt) - optimized update_queue
  * @sma: semaphore array
@@ -967,17 +985,10 @@ static void do_smart_update(struct sem_array *sma, struct sembuf *sops, int nsop
 			}
 		}
 	}
-	if (otime) {
-		if (sops == NULL) {
-			sma->sem_base[0].sem_otime = get_seconds();
-		} else {
-			sma->sem_base[sops[0].sem_num].sem_otime =
-								get_seconds();
-		}
-	}
+	if (otime)
+		set_semotime(sma, sops);
 }
 
-
 /* The following counts are associated to each semaphore:
  *   semncnt        number of tasks waiting on semval being nonzero
  *   semzcnt        number of tasks waiting on semval being zero
@@ -1839,12 +1850,17 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE4(semtimedop, int, semid, struct sembuf __user *, tsops,
 
 	error = perform_atomic_semop(sma, sops, nsops, un,
 					task_tgid_vnr(current));
-	if (error <= 0) {
-		if (alter && error == 0)
+	if (error == 0) {
+		/* If the operation was successful, then do
+		 * the required updates.
+		 */
+		if (alter)
 			do_smart_update(sma, sops, nsops, 1, &tasks);
-
-		goto out_unlock_free;
+		else
+			set_semotime(sma, sops);
 	}
+	if (error <= 0)
+		goto out_unlock_free;
 
 	/* We need to sleep on this operation, so we put the current
 	 * task into the pending queue and go to sleep.