diff --git a/test/fuse/linux/stat_test.cc b/test/fuse/linux/stat_test.cc
index 9ab53f8d2..717fd1fac 100644
--- a/test/fuse/linux/stat_test.cc
+++ b/test/fuse/linux/stat_test.cc
@@ -45,26 +45,7 @@ class StatTest : public FuseTest {
 TEST_F(StatTest, StatNormal) {
   // Set up fixture.
   mode_t expected_mode = S_IRWXU | S_IRGRP | S_IXGRP | S_IROTH | S_IXOTH;
-  struct timespec atime = {.tv_sec = 1595436289, .tv_nsec = 134150844};
-  struct timespec mtime = {.tv_sec = 1595436290, .tv_nsec = 134150845};
-  struct timespec ctime = {.tv_sec = 1595436291, .tv_nsec = 134150846};
-  struct fuse_attr attr = {
-      .ino = 1,
-      .size = 512,
-      .blocks = 4,
-      .atime = static_cast<uint64_t>(atime.tv_sec),
-      .mtime = static_cast<uint64_t>(mtime.tv_sec),
-      .ctime = static_cast<uint64_t>(ctime.tv_sec),
-      .atimensec = static_cast<uint32_t>(atime.tv_nsec),
-      .mtimensec = static_cast<uint32_t>(mtime.tv_nsec),
-      .ctimensec = static_cast<uint32_t>(ctime.tv_nsec),
-      .mode = expected_mode,
-      .nlink = 2,
-      .uid = 1234,
-      .gid = 4321,
-      .rdev = 12,
-      .blksize = 4096,
-  };
+  struct fuse_attr attr = DefaultFuseAttr(expected_mode, 1);
   struct fuse_out_header out_header = {
       .len = sizeof(struct fuse_out_header) + sizeof(struct fuse_attr_out),
   };
@@ -89,9 +70,12 @@ TEST_F(StatTest, StatNormal) {
       .st_size = static_cast<off_t>(attr.size),
       .st_blksize = attr.blksize,
       .st_blocks = static_cast<blkcnt_t>(attr.blocks),
-      .st_atim = atime,
-      .st_mtim = mtime,
-      .st_ctim = ctime,
+      .st_atim = (struct timespec){.tv_sec = static_cast<int>(attr.atime),
+                                   .tv_nsec = attr.atimensec},
+      .st_mtim = (struct timespec){.tv_sec = static_cast<int>(attr.mtime),
+                                   .tv_nsec = attr.mtimensec},
+      .st_ctim = (struct timespec){.tv_sec = static_cast<int>(attr.ctime),
+                                   .tv_nsec = attr.ctimensec},
   };
   EXPECT_TRUE(StatsAreEqual(stat_buf, expected_stat));
 
diff --git a/test/util/fuse_util.cc b/test/util/fuse_util.cc
index 5b10a9e45..4db053335 100644
--- a/test/util/fuse_util.cc
+++ b/test/util/fuse_util.cc
@@ -22,35 +22,39 @@
 namespace gvisor {
 namespace testing {
 
-// Create response body with specified mode and nodeID.
-fuse_entry_out DefaultEntryOut(mode_t mode, uint64_t node_id) {
+// Create a default FuseAttr struct with specified mode and inode.
+fuse_attr DefaultFuseAttr(mode_t mode, uint64_t inode) {
   const int time_sec = 1595436289;
   const int time_nsec = 134150844;
+  return (struct fuse_attr){
+      .ino = inode,
+      .size = 512,
+      .blocks = 4,
+      .atime = time_sec,
+      .mtime = time_sec,
+      .ctime = time_sec,
+      .atimensec = time_nsec,
+      .mtimensec = time_nsec,
+      .ctimensec = time_nsec,
+      .mode = mode,
+      .nlink = 2,
+      .uid = 1234,
+      .gid = 4321,
+      .rdev = 12,
+      .blksize = 4096,
+  };
+}
+
+// Create response body with specified mode and nodeID.
+fuse_entry_out DefaultEntryOut(mode_t mode, uint64_t node_id) {
   struct fuse_entry_out default_entry_out = {
       .nodeid = node_id,
       .generation = 0,
-      .entry_valid = time_sec,
-      .attr_valid = time_sec,
-      .entry_valid_nsec = time_nsec,
-      .attr_valid_nsec = time_nsec,
-      .attr =
-          (struct fuse_attr){
-              .ino = node_id,
-              .size = 512,
-              .blocks = 4,
-              .atime = time_sec,
-              .mtime = time_sec,
-              .ctime = time_sec,
-              .atimensec = time_nsec,
-              .mtimensec = time_nsec,
-              .ctimensec = time_nsec,
-              .mode = mode,
-              .nlink = 2,
-              .uid = 1234,
-              .gid = 4321,
-              .rdev = 12,
-              .blksize = 4096,
-          },
+      .entry_valid = 0,
+      .attr_valid = 0,
+      .entry_valid_nsec = 0,
+      .attr_valid_nsec = 0,
+      .attr = DefaultFuseAttr(mode, node_id),
   };
   return default_entry_out;
 };
diff --git a/test/util/fuse_util.h b/test/util/fuse_util.h
index 1f1bf64a4..6b5a8ce1f 100644
--- a/test/util/fuse_util.h
+++ b/test/util/fuse_util.h
@@ -63,6 +63,9 @@ std::vector<struct iovec> FuseGenerateIovecs(T &first, Types &...args) {
   return first_iovec;
 }
 
+// Create a fuse_attr filled with the specified mode and inode.
+fuse_attr DefaultFuseAttr(mode_t mode, uint64_t inode);
+
 // Return a fuse_entry_out FUSE server response body.
 fuse_entry_out DefaultEntryOut(mode_t mode, uint64_t nodeId);