diff --git a/library/std/src/sys/unix/time.rs b/library/std/src/sys/unix/time.rs
index 2d0a90eca4c5..66501061b4c9 100644
--- a/library/std/src/sys/unix/time.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/sys/unix/time.rs
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ impl Timespec {
         if tv_nsec >= 0 && tv_nsec < NSEC_PER_SEC as i64 {
             Ok(unsafe { Self::new_unchecked(tv_sec, tv_nsec) })
         } else {
-            Err(io::const_io_error!(io::ErrorKind::Other, "Invalid time for nanosecond"))
+            Err(io::const_io_error!(io::ErrorKind::InvalidData, "Invalid timestamp"))
         }
     }