diff --git a/internal/pkg/ntp/interfaces.go b/internal/pkg/ntp/interfaces.go
index db7e658daf..47f6e9ed56 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/ntp/interfaces.go
+++ b/internal/pkg/ntp/interfaces.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/beevik/ntp"
+	"golang.org/x/sys/unix"
 
 	"github.com/siderolabs/talos/internal/pkg/timex"
 )
@@ -23,4 +24,4 @@ type QueryFunc func(server string) (*ntp.Response, error)
 type SetTimeFunc func(tv *syscall.Timeval) error
 
 // AdjustTimeFunc provides a function to adjust time.
-type AdjustTimeFunc func(buf *syscall.Timex) (state timex.State, err error)
+type AdjustTimeFunc func(buf *unix.Timex) (state timex.State, err error)
diff --git a/internal/pkg/ntp/ntp.go b/internal/pkg/ntp/ntp.go
index 90c21fd261..617de92e31 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/ntp/ntp.go
+++ b/internal/pkg/ntp/ntp.go
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ import (
 	"net"
 	"reflect"
 	"sync"
-	"syscall"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/beevik/ntp"
@@ -22,6 +21,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/u-root/u-root/pkg/rtc"
 	"go.uber.org/zap"
 	"go.uber.org/zap/zapcore"
+	"golang.org/x/sys/unix"
 
 	"github.com/siderolabs/talos/internal/pkg/timex"
 )
@@ -394,13 +394,22 @@ func (syncer *Syncer) queryServer(server string) (*ntp.Response, error) {
 	return resp, err
 }
 
+// log2i returns 0 for v == 0 and v == 1.
+func log2i(v uint64) int {
+	if v == 0 {
+		return 0
+	}
+
+	return 63 - bits.LeadingZeros64(v)
+}
+
 // adjustTime adds an offset to the current time.
 //
 //nolint:gocyclo
 func (syncer *Syncer) adjustTime(offset time.Duration, leapSecond ntp.LeapIndicator, server string, nextPollInterval time.Duration) error {
 	var (
 		buf  bytes.Buffer
-		req  syscall.Timex
+		req  unix.Timex
 		jump bool
 	)
 
@@ -409,9 +418,9 @@ func (syncer *Syncer) adjustTime(offset time.Duration, leapSecond ntp.LeapIndica
 
 		fmt.Fprintf(&buf, "adjusting time (jump) by %s via %s", offset, server)
 
-		req = syscall.Timex{
-			Modes: timex.ADJ_SETOFFSET | timex.ADJ_NANO | timex.ADJ_STATUS | timex.ADJ_MAXERROR | timex.ADJ_ESTERROR,
-			Time: syscall.Timeval{
+		req = unix.Timex{
+			Modes: unix.ADJ_SETOFFSET | unix.ADJ_NANO | unix.ADJ_STATUS | unix.ADJ_MAXERROR | unix.ADJ_ESTERROR,
+			Time: unix.Timeval{
 				Sec:  int64(offset / time.Second),
 				Usec: int64(offset / time.Nanosecond % time.Second),
 			},
@@ -428,12 +437,12 @@ func (syncer *Syncer) adjustTime(offset time.Duration, leapSecond ntp.LeapIndica
 		fmt.Fprintf(&buf, "adjusting time (slew) by %s via %s", offset, server)
 
 		pollSeconds := uint64(nextPollInterval / time.Second)
-		log2iPollSeconds := 64 - bits.LeadingZeros64(pollSeconds)
+		log2iPollSeconds := log2i(pollSeconds)
 
-		req = syscall.Timex{
-			Modes:    timex.ADJ_OFFSET | timex.ADJ_NANO | timex.ADJ_STATUS | timex.ADJ_TIMECONST | timex.ADJ_MAXERROR | timex.ADJ_ESTERROR,
+		req = unix.Timex{
+			Modes:    unix.ADJ_OFFSET | unix.ADJ_NANO | unix.ADJ_STATUS | unix.ADJ_TIMECONST | unix.ADJ_MAXERROR | unix.ADJ_ESTERROR,
 			Offset:   int64(offset / time.Nanosecond),
-			Status:   timex.STA_PLL,
+			Status:   unix.STA_PLL,
 			Maxerror: 0,
 			Esterror: 0,
 			Constant: int64(log2iPollSeconds) - 4,
@@ -442,9 +451,9 @@ func (syncer *Syncer) adjustTime(offset time.Duration, leapSecond ntp.LeapIndica
 
 	switch leapSecond { //nolint:exhaustive
 	case ntp.LeapAddSecond:
-		req.Status |= timex.STA_INS
+		req.Status |= unix.STA_INS
 	case ntp.LeapDelSecond:
-		req.Status |= timex.STA_DEL
+		req.Status |= unix.STA_DEL
 	}
 
 	logLevel := zapcore.DebugLevel
diff --git a/internal/pkg/ntp/ntp_test.go b/internal/pkg/ntp/ntp_test.go
index e45495ad4d..a9f95309f9 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/ntp/ntp_test.go
+++ b/internal/pkg/ntp/ntp_test.go
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"log"
 	"sync"
-	"syscall"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
@@ -17,6 +16,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/siderolabs/go-retry/retry"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/suite"
 	"go.uber.org/zap"
+	"golang.org/x/sys/unix"
 
 	"github.com/siderolabs/talos/internal/pkg/ntp"
 	"github.com/siderolabs/talos/internal/pkg/timex"
@@ -57,11 +57,11 @@ func (suite *NTPSuite) getSystemClock() time.Time {
 	return suite.systemClock
 }
 
-func (suite *NTPSuite) adjustSystemClock(val *syscall.Timex) (status timex.State, err error) {
+func (suite *NTPSuite) adjustSystemClock(val *unix.Timex) (status timex.State, err error) {
 	suite.clockLock.Lock()
 	defer suite.clockLock.Unlock()
 
-	if val.Modes&timex.ADJ_OFFSET == timex.ADJ_OFFSET {
+	if val.Modes&unix.ADJ_OFFSET == unix.ADJ_OFFSET {
 		suite.T().Logf("adjustment by %s", time.Duration(val.Offset)*time.Nanosecond)
 		suite.clockAdjustments = append(suite.clockAdjustments, time.Duration(val.Offset)*time.Nanosecond)
 	} else {
diff --git a/internal/pkg/timex/timex.go b/internal/pkg/timex/timex.go
index 83cd850a16..2a4e5fed01 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/timex/timex.go
+++ b/internal/pkg/timex/timex.go
@@ -7,74 +7,39 @@ package timex
 
 import (
 	"strings"
-	"syscall"
-)
 
-// Values for timex.mode.
-//
-//nolint:golint,stylecheck,revive
-const (
-	ADJ_OFFSET    = 0x0001
-	ADJ_FREQUENCY = 0x0002
-	ADJ_MAXERROR  = 0x0004
-	ADJ_ESTERROR  = 0x0008
-	ADJ_STATUS    = 0x0010
-	ADJ_TIMECONST = 0x0020
-	ADJ_TAI       = 0x0080
-	ADJ_SETOFFSET = 0x0100
-	ADJ_MICRO     = 0x1000
-	ADJ_NANO      = 0x2000
-	ADJ_TICK      = 0x4000
+	"golang.org/x/sys/unix"
 )
 
 // Status is bitmask field of statuses.
 type Status int32
 
-// Clock statuses.
-//
-//nolint:golint,stylecheck,revive
-const (
-	STA_PLL       = 0x0001 /* enable PLL updates (rw) */
-	STA_PPSFREQ   = 0x0002 /* enable PPS freq discipline (rw) */
-	STA_PPSTIME   = 0x0004 /* enable PPS time discipline (rw) */
-	STA_FLL       = 0x0008 /* select frequency-lock mode (rw) */
-	STA_INS       = 0x0010 /* insert leap (rw) */
-	STA_DEL       = 0x0020 /* delete leap (rw) */
-	STA_UNSYNC    = 0x0040 /* clock unsynchronized (rw) */
-	STA_FREQHOLD  = 0x0080 /* hold frequency (rw) */
-	STA_PPSSIGNAL = 0x0100 /* PPS signal present (ro) */
-	STA_PPSJITTER = 0x0200 /* PPS signal jitter exceeded (ro) */
-	STA_PPSWANDER = 0x0400 /* PPS signal wander exceeded (ro) */
-	STA_PPSERROR  = 0x0800 /* PPS signal calibration error (ro) */
-	STA_CLOCKERR  = 0x1000 /* clock hardware fault (ro) */
-	STA_NANO      = 0x2000 /* resolution (0 = us, 1 = ns) (ro) */
-	STA_MODE      = 0x4000 /* mode (0 = PLL, 1 = FLL) (ro) */
-	STA_CLK       = 0x8000 /* clock source (0 = A, 1 = B) (ro) */
-)
-
 func (status Status) String() string {
 	var labels []string
 
-	for bit, label := range map[Status]string{
-		STA_PLL:       "STA_PLL",
-		STA_PPSFREQ:   "STA_PPSFREQ",
-		STA_PPSTIME:   "STA_PPSTIME",
-		STA_FLL:       "STA_FLL",
-		STA_INS:       "STA_INS",
-		STA_DEL:       "STA_DEL",
-		STA_UNSYNC:    "STA_UNSYNC",
-		STA_FREQHOLD:  "STA_FREQHOLD",
-		STA_PPSSIGNAL: "STA_PPSSIGNAL",
-		STA_PPSJITTER: "STA_PPSJITTER",
-		STA_PPSWANDER: "STA_PPSWANDER",
-		STA_PPSERROR:  "STA_PPSERROR",
-		STA_CLOCKERR:  "STA_CLOCKERR",
-		STA_NANO:      "STA_NANO",
-		STA_MODE:      "STA_MODE",
-		STA_CLK:       "STA_CLK",
+	for _, item := range []struct {
+		bit   Status
+		label string
+	}{
+		{unix.STA_PLL, "STA_PLL"},             /* enable PLL updates (rw) */
+		{unix.STA_PPSFREQ, "STA_PPSFREQ"},     /* enable PPS freq discipline (rw) */
+		{unix.STA_PPSTIME, "STA_PPSTIME"},     /* enable PPS time discipline (rw) */
+		{unix.STA_FLL, "STA_FLL"},             /* select frequency-lock mode (rw) */
+		{unix.STA_INS, "STA_INS"},             /* insert leap (rw) */
+		{unix.STA_DEL, "STA_DEL"},             /* delete leap (rw) */
+		{unix.STA_UNSYNC, "STA_UNSYNC"},       /* clock unsynchronized (rw) */
+		{unix.STA_FREQHOLD, "STA_FREQHOLD"},   /* hold frequency (rw) */
+		{unix.STA_PPSSIGNAL, "STA_PPSSIGNAL"}, /* PPS signal present (ro) */
+		{unix.STA_PPSJITTER, "STA_PPSJITTER"}, /* PPS signal jitter exceeded (ro) */
+		{unix.STA_PPSWANDER, "STA_PPSWANDER"}, /* PPS signal wander exceeded (ro) */
+		{unix.STA_PPSERROR, "STA_PPSERROR"},   /* PPS signal calibration error (ro) */
+		{unix.STA_CLOCKERR, "STA_CLOCKERR"},   /* clock hardware fault (ro) */
+		{unix.STA_NANO, "STA_NANO"},           /* resolution (0 = us, 1 = ns) (ro) */
+		{unix.STA_MODE, "STA_MODE"},           /* mode (0 = PLL, 1 = FLL) (ro) */
+		{unix.STA_CLK, "STA_CLK"},             /* clock source (0 = A, 1 = B) (ro) */
 	} {
-		if (status & bit) == bit {
-			labels = append(labels, label)
+		if (status & item.bit) == item.bit {
+			labels = append(labels, item.label)
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -84,25 +49,28 @@ func (status Status) String() string {
 // State is clock state.
 type State int
 
-// Clock states.
-//
-//nolint:golint,stylecheck,revive
-const (
-	TIME_OK State = iota
-	TIME_INS
-	TIME_DEL
-	TIME_OOP
-	TIME_WAIT
-	TIME_ERROR
-)
-
 func (state State) String() string {
-	return [...]string{"TIME_OK", "TIME_INS", "TIME_DEL", "TIME_OOP", "TIME_WAIT", "TIME_ERROR"}[int(state)]
+	switch state {
+	case unix.TIME_OK:
+		return "TIME_OK"
+	case unix.TIME_INS:
+		return "TIME_INS"
+	case unix.TIME_DEL:
+		return "TIME_DEL"
+	case unix.TIME_OOP:
+		return "TIME_OOP"
+	case unix.TIME_WAIT:
+		return "TIME_WAIT"
+	case unix.TIME_ERROR:
+		return "TIME_ERROR"
+	default:
+		return "TIME_UNKNOWN"
+	}
 }
 
 // Adjtimex provides a wrapper around syscall.Adjtimex.
-func Adjtimex(buf *syscall.Timex) (state State, err error) {
-	st, err := syscall.Adjtimex(buf)
+func Adjtimex(buf *unix.Timex) (state State, err error) {
+	st, err := unix.ClockAdjtime(unix.CLOCK_REALTIME, buf)
 
 	return State(st), err
 }