diff --git a/drivers/hsi/clients/cmt_speech.c b/drivers/hsi/clients/cmt_speech.c
index 4983529a9c6c..d04643f9548b 100644
--- a/drivers/hsi/clients/cmt_speech.c
+++ b/drivers/hsi/clients/cmt_speech.c
@@ -451,9 +451,14 @@ static void cs_hsi_read_on_control_complete(struct hsi_msg *msg)
 	dev_dbg(&hi->cl->device, "Read on control: %08X\n", cmd);
 	cs_release_cmd(msg);
 	if (hi->flags & CS_FEAT_TSTAMP_RX_CTRL) {
-		struct timespec *tstamp =
+		struct timespec tspec;
+		struct cs_timestamp *tstamp =
 			&hi->mmap_cfg->tstamp_rx_ctrl;
-		do_posix_clock_monotonic_gettime(tstamp);
+
+		ktime_get_ts(&tspec);
+
+		tstamp->tv_sec = (__u32) tspec.tv_sec;
+		tstamp->tv_nsec = (__u32) tspec.tv_nsec;
 	}
 	spin_unlock(&hi->lock);
 
diff --git a/drivers/hsi/clients/nokia-modem.c b/drivers/hsi/clients/nokia-modem.c
index bbb19231fa82..7f82c911ad74 100644
--- a/drivers/hsi/clients/nokia-modem.c
+++ b/drivers/hsi/clients/nokia-modem.c
@@ -112,7 +112,8 @@ static int nokia_modem_gpio_probe(struct device *dev)
 	modem->gpio_amount = gpio_count;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < gpio_count; i++) {
-		modem->gpios[i].gpio = devm_gpiod_get_index(dev, NULL, i);
+		modem->gpios[i].gpio = devm_gpiod_get_index(dev, NULL, i,
+							    GPIOD_OUT_LOW);
 		if (IS_ERR(modem->gpios[i].gpio)) {
 			dev_err(dev, "Could not get gpio %d\n", i);
 			return PTR_ERR(modem->gpios[i].gpio);
@@ -125,10 +126,6 @@ static int nokia_modem_gpio_probe(struct device *dev)
 			return err;
 		}
 
-		err = gpiod_direction_output(modem->gpios[i].gpio, 0);
-		if (err)
-			return err;
-
 		err = gpiod_export(modem->gpios[i].gpio, 0);
 		if (err)
 			return err;
@@ -208,7 +205,7 @@ static int nokia_modem_probe(struct device *dev)
 
 	err = device_attach(&modem->ssi_protocol->device);
 	if (err == 0) {
-		dev_err(dev, "Missing ssi-protocol driver\n");
+		dev_dbg(dev, "Missing ssi-protocol driver\n");
 		err = -EPROBE_DEFER;
 		goto error3;
 	} else if (err < 0) {
@@ -231,7 +228,7 @@ static int nokia_modem_probe(struct device *dev)
 
 	err = device_attach(&modem->cmt_speech->device);
 	if (err == 0) {
-		dev_err(dev, "Missing cmt-speech driver\n");
+		dev_dbg(dev, "Missing cmt-speech driver\n");
 		err = -EPROBE_DEFER;
 		goto error4;
 	} else if (err < 0) {
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/hsi/cs-protocol.h b/include/uapi/linux/hsi/cs-protocol.h
index 4957bba57cbe..f153d6ea7c62 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/hsi/cs-protocol.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/hsi/cs-protocol.h
@@ -75,6 +75,15 @@ struct cs_buffer_config {
 	__u32 reserved[4];
 };
 
+/*
+ * struct for monotonic timestamp taken when the
+ * last control command was received
+ */
+struct cs_timestamp {
+	__u32 tv_sec;  /* seconds */
+	__u32 tv_nsec; /* nanoseconds */
+};
+
 /*
  * Struct describing the layout and contents of the driver mmap area.
  * This information is meant as read-only information for the application.
@@ -91,11 +100,8 @@ struct cs_mmap_config_block {
 	__u32 rx_ptr;
 	__u32 rx_ptr_boundary;
 	__u32 reserved3[2];
-	/*
-	 * if enabled with CS_FEAT_TSTAMP_RX_CTRL, monotonic
-	 * timestamp taken when the last control command was received
-	 */
-	struct timespec tstamp_rx_ctrl;
+	/* enabled with CS_FEAT_TSTAMP_RX_CTRL */
+	struct cs_timestamp tstamp_rx_ctrl;
 };
 
 #define CS_IO_MAGIC		'C'