diff --git a/bits/timesize.h b/bits/timesize.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cc47ff165f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bits/timesize.h
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+/* Bit size of the time_t type at glibc build time, general case.
+ Copyright (C) 2018 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+ This file is part of the GNU C Library.
+
+ The GNU C Library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+ version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+
+ The GNU C Library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
+ Lesser General Public License for more details.
+
+ You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ License along with the GNU C Library; if not, see
+ . */
+
+#include
+
+/* Size in bits of the 'time_t' type of the default ABI. */
+#define __TIMESIZE __WORDSIZE
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/bits/msq-pad.h b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/bits/msq-pad.h
index 97dee0beff..53f367dfa2 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/bits/msq-pad.h
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/bits/msq-pad.h
@@ -20,12 +20,12 @@
# error "Never use directly; include instead."
#endif
-#include
+#include
/* On most architectures, padding goes after time fields for 32-bit
systems and is omitted for 64-bit systems. Some architectures pad
before time fields instead, or omit padding despite being
32-bit. */
-#define __MSQ_PAD_AFTER_TIME (__WORDSIZE == 32)
+#define __MSQ_PAD_AFTER_TIME (__TIMESIZE == 32)
#define __MSQ_PAD_BEFORE_TIME 0
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/hppa/bits/msq-pad.h b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/hppa/bits/msq-pad.h
index 10b26b7ea6..05db3fd65b 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/hppa/bits/msq-pad.h
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/hppa/bits/msq-pad.h
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
# error "Never use directly; include instead."
#endif
-#include
+#include
#define __MSQ_PAD_AFTER_TIME 0
-#define __MSQ_PAD_BEFORE_TIME (__WORDSIZE == 32)
+#define __MSQ_PAD_BEFORE_TIME (__TIMESIZE == 32)
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/mips/bits/msq-pad.h b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/mips/bits/msq-pad.h
index 1ddfb0d271..530babe3f9 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/mips/bits/msq-pad.h
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/mips/bits/msq-pad.h
@@ -20,12 +20,12 @@
# error "Never use directly; include instead."
#endif
-#include
+#include
#ifdef __MIPSEL__
-# define __MSQ_PAD_AFTER_TIME (__WORDSIZE == 32)
+# define __MSQ_PAD_AFTER_TIME (__TIMESIZE == 32)
# define __MSQ_PAD_BEFORE_TIME 0
#else
# define __MSQ_PAD_AFTER_TIME 0
-# define __MSQ_PAD_BEFORE_TIME (__WORDSIZE == 32)
+# define __MSQ_PAD_BEFORE_TIME (__TIMESIZE == 32)
#endif
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/powerpc/bits/msq-pad.h b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/powerpc/bits/msq-pad.h
index 9680176abb..d19dfd5126 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/powerpc/bits/msq-pad.h
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/powerpc/bits/msq-pad.h
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
# error "Never use directly; include instead."
#endif
-#include
+#include
#define __MSQ_PAD_AFTER_TIME 0
-#define __MSQ_PAD_BEFORE_TIME (__WORDSIZE == 32)
+#define __MSQ_PAD_BEFORE_TIME (__TIMESIZE == 32)
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/sparc/bits/msq-pad.h b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/sparc/bits/msq-pad.h
index 3dfeb07a48..72324e8428 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/sparc/bits/msq-pad.h
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/sparc/bits/msq-pad.h
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
# error "Never use directly; include instead."
#endif
-#include
+#include
#define __MSQ_PAD_AFTER_TIME 0
-#define __MSQ_PAD_BEFORE_TIME (__WORDSIZE == 32)
+#define __MSQ_PAD_BEFORE_TIME (__TIMESIZE == 32)
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/x86/bits/msq-pad.h b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/x86/bits/timesize.h
similarity index 74%
rename from sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/x86/bits/msq-pad.h
rename to sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/x86/bits/timesize.h
index 5d46956c77..8b88ab84b0 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/x86/bits/msq-pad.h
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/x86/bits/timesize.h
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* Define where padding goes in struct msqid_ds. x86 version.
+/* Bit size of the time_t type at glibc build time, x86-64 and x32 case.
Copyright (C) 2018 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This file is part of the GNU C Library.
@@ -16,13 +16,10 @@
License along with the GNU C Library; if not, see
. */
-#ifndef _SYS_MSG_H
-# error "Never use directly; include instead."
-#endif
-
-#ifdef __x86_64__
-# define __MSQ_PAD_AFTER_TIME 0
+#if defined __x86_64__ && defined __ILP32__
+/* For x32, time is 64-bit even though word size is 32-bit. */
+# define __TIMESIZE 64
#else
-# define __MSQ_PAD_AFTER_TIME 1
+/* For others, time size is word size. */
+# define __TIMESIZE __WORDSIZE
#endif
-#define __MSQ_PAD_BEFORE_TIME 0