diff --git a/components/newlib/test/test_time.c b/components/newlib/test/test_time.c
index 10be5b491d..29d5bc11bd 100644
--- a/components/newlib/test/test_time.c
+++ b/components/newlib/test/test_time.c
@@ -81,25 +81,27 @@ TEST_CASE("test adjtime function", "[newlib]")
     tv_delta.tv_sec = 0;
     tv_delta.tv_usec = -900000;
     TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL(adjtime(&tv_delta, &tv_outdelta), 0);
-    TEST_ASSERT_TRUE(tv_outdelta.tv_usec <= 0);
-
-    tv_delta.tv_sec = 0;
-    tv_delta.tv_usec = 900000;
-    TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL(adjtime(&tv_delta, &tv_outdelta), 0);
-    TEST_ASSERT_TRUE(tv_outdelta.tv_usec >= 0);
+    TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL(tv_outdelta.tv_sec, 0);
+    TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL(tv_outdelta.tv_usec, 0);
+    TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL(adjtime(NULL, &tv_outdelta), 0);
+    TEST_ASSERT_LESS_THAN(-800000, tv_outdelta.tv_usec);
 
     tv_delta.tv_sec = -4;
     tv_delta.tv_usec = -900000;
-    TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL(adjtime(&tv_delta, &tv_outdelta), 0);
+    TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL(adjtime(&tv_delta, NULL), 0);
+    TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL(adjtime(NULL, &tv_outdelta), 0);
     TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL(tv_outdelta.tv_sec,  -4);
-    TEST_ASSERT_TRUE(tv_outdelta.tv_usec <= 0);
+    TEST_ASSERT_LESS_THAN(-800000, tv_outdelta.tv_usec);
 
     // after settimeofday() adjtime() is stopped
     tv_delta.tv_sec = 15;
     tv_delta.tv_usec = 900000;
     TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL(adjtime(&tv_delta, &tv_outdelta), 0);
+    TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL(tv_outdelta.tv_sec, -4);
+    TEST_ASSERT_LESS_THAN(-800000, tv_outdelta.tv_usec);
+    TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL(adjtime(NULL, &tv_outdelta), 0);
     TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL(tv_outdelta.tv_sec,  15);
-    TEST_ASSERT_TRUE(tv_outdelta.tv_usec >= 0);
+    TEST_ASSERT_GREATER_OR_EQUAL(800000, tv_outdelta.tv_usec);
 
     TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL(gettimeofday(&tv_time, NULL), 0);
     TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL(settimeofday(&tv_time, NULL), 0);
@@ -112,21 +114,24 @@ TEST_CASE("test adjtime function", "[newlib]")
     tv_delta.tv_sec = 15;
     tv_delta.tv_usec = 900000;
     TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL(adjtime(&tv_delta, &tv_outdelta), 0);
+    TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL(tv_outdelta.tv_sec,  0);
+    TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL(tv_outdelta.tv_usec, 0);
+    TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL(adjtime(NULL, &tv_outdelta), 0);
     TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL(tv_outdelta.tv_sec,  15);
-    TEST_ASSERT_TRUE(tv_outdelta.tv_usec >= 0);
+    TEST_ASSERT_GREATER_OR_EQUAL(800000, tv_outdelta.tv_usec);
 
     TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL(gettimeofday(&tv_time, NULL), 0);
 
     TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL(adjtime(NULL, &tv_outdelta), 0);
     TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL(tv_outdelta.tv_sec,  15);
-    TEST_ASSERT_TRUE(tv_outdelta.tv_usec >= 0);
+    TEST_ASSERT_GREATER_OR_EQUAL(800000, tv_outdelta.tv_usec);
 
     tv_delta.tv_sec = 1;
     tv_delta.tv_usec = 0;
     TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL(adjtime(&tv_delta, NULL), 0);
     vTaskDelay(1000 / portTICK_PERIOD_MS);
     TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL(adjtime(NULL, &tv_outdelta), 0);
-    TEST_ASSERT_TRUE(tv_outdelta.tv_sec == 0);
+    TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL(tv_outdelta.tv_sec, 0);
     // the correction will be equal to (1_000_000us >> 6) = 15_625 us.
     TEST_ASSERT_TRUE(1000000L - tv_outdelta.tv_usec >= 15600);
     TEST_ASSERT_TRUE(1000000L - tv_outdelta.tv_usec <= 15650);
diff --git a/components/newlib/time.c b/components/newlib/time.c
index b1d25af153..246315702c 100644
--- a/components/newlib/time.c
+++ b/components/newlib/time.c
@@ -193,6 +193,18 @@ static void adjtime_corr_stop (void)
 int adjtime(const struct timeval *delta, struct timeval *outdelta)
 {
 #if defined( WITH_FRC ) || defined( WITH_RTC )
+    if(outdelta != NULL){
+        _lock_acquire(&s_adjust_time_lock);
+        adjust_boot_time();
+        if (adjtime_start != 0) {
+            outdelta->tv_sec    = adjtime_total_correction / 1000000L;
+            outdelta->tv_usec   = adjtime_total_correction % 1000000L;
+        } else {
+            outdelta->tv_sec    = 0;
+            outdelta->tv_usec   = 0;
+        }
+        _lock_release(&s_adjust_time_lock);
+    }
     if(delta != NULL){
         int64_t sec  = delta->tv_sec;
         int64_t usec = delta->tv_usec;
@@ -211,18 +223,6 @@ int adjtime(const struct timeval *delta, struct timeval *outdelta)
         adjtime_total_correction = sec * 1000000L + usec;
         _lock_release(&s_adjust_time_lock);
     }
-    if(outdelta != NULL){
-        _lock_acquire(&s_adjust_time_lock);
-        adjust_boot_time();
-        if (adjtime_start != 0) {
-            outdelta->tv_sec    = adjtime_total_correction / 1000000L;
-            outdelta->tv_usec   = adjtime_total_correction % 1000000L;
-        } else {
-            outdelta->tv_sec    = 0;
-            outdelta->tv_usec   = 0;
-        }
-        _lock_release(&s_adjust_time_lock);
-    }
   return 0;
 #else
   return -1;