diff --git a/Kernel/API/Syscall.h b/Kernel/API/Syscall.h
index f86cf7788c..bd0f4a48c3 100644
--- a/Kernel/API/Syscall.h
+++ b/Kernel/API/Syscall.h
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ enum class NeedsBigProcessLock {
     S(symlink, NeedsBigProcessLock::No)                     \
     S(sync, NeedsBigProcessLock::No)                        \
     S(sysconf, NeedsBigProcessLock::No)                     \
-    S(times, NeedsBigProcessLock::Yes)                      \
+    S(times, NeedsBigProcessLock::No)                       \
     S(umask, NeedsBigProcessLock::No)                       \
     S(umount, NeedsBigProcessLock::Yes)                     \
     S(uname, NeedsBigProcessLock::No)                       \
diff --git a/Kernel/Process.h b/Kernel/Process.h
index dbcc335d61..90ee2cbba8 100644
--- a/Kernel/Process.h
+++ b/Kernel/Process.h
@@ -465,11 +465,10 @@ public:
     const TTY* tty() const { return m_tty; }
     void set_tty(TTY*);
 
-    u32 m_ticks_in_user { 0 };
-    u32 m_ticks_in_kernel { 0 };
-
-    u32 m_ticks_in_user_for_dead_children { 0 };
-    u32 m_ticks_in_kernel_for_dead_children { 0 };
+    clock_t m_ticks_in_user { 0 };
+    clock_t m_ticks_in_kernel { 0 };
+    clock_t m_ticks_in_user_for_dead_children { 0 };
+    clock_t m_ticks_in_kernel_for_dead_children { 0 };
 
     NonnullRefPtr<Custody> current_directory();
     RefPtr<Custody> executable();
diff --git a/Kernel/Syscalls/times.cpp b/Kernel/Syscalls/times.cpp
index 90993bf054..8c8858896a 100644
--- a/Kernel/Syscalls/times.cpp
+++ b/Kernel/Syscalls/times.cpp
@@ -11,8 +11,11 @@ namespace Kernel {
 
 ErrorOr<FlatPtr> Process::sys$times(Userspace<tms*> user_times)
 {
-    VERIFY_PROCESS_BIG_LOCK_ACQUIRED(this);
+    VERIFY_NO_PROCESS_BIG_LOCK(this);
     TRY(require_promise(Pledge::stdio));
+
+    // There's no lock here, as it seems harmless to report intermediate values
+    // as long as each individual counter is intact.
     tms times = {};
     times.tms_utime = m_ticks_in_user;
     times.tms_stime = m_ticks_in_kernel;