diff --git a/arch/arm/vdso/Makefile b/arch/arm/vdso/Makefile
index 7c9e395b77f7..d996b57ca19d 100644
--- a/arch/arm/vdso/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm/vdso/Makefile
@@ -29,11 +29,7 @@ CFLAGS_REMOVE_vdso.o = -pg
 
 # Force -O2 to avoid libgcc dependencies
 CFLAGS_REMOVE_vgettimeofday.o = -pg -Os $(GCC_PLUGINS_CFLAGS)
-ifeq ($(c-gettimeofday-y),)
-CFLAGS_vgettimeofday.o = -O2
-else
 CFLAGS_vgettimeofday.o = -O2 -include $(c-gettimeofday-y)
-endif
 
 # Disable gcov profiling for VDSO code
 GCOV_PROFILE := n
diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/vdso/Makefile b/arch/arm64/kernel/vdso/Makefile
index 945e6bb326e3..5545c28e0e6e 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/vdso/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/vdso/Makefile
@@ -37,10 +37,7 @@ OBJECT_FILES_NON_STANDARD	:= y
 KCOV_INSTRUMENT			:= n
 
 CFLAGS_vgettimeofday.o = -O2 -mcmodel=tiny -fasynchronous-unwind-tables
-
-ifneq ($(c-gettimeofday-y),)
-  CFLAGS_vgettimeofday.o += -include $(c-gettimeofday-y)
-endif
+CFLAGS_vgettimeofday.o += -include $(c-gettimeofday-y)
 
 # Disable gcov profiling for VDSO code
 GCOV_PROFILE := n
diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/vdso32/Makefile b/arch/arm64/kernel/vdso32/Makefile
index 3dba0c4f8f42..330111046afc 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/vdso32/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/vdso32/Makefile
@@ -133,10 +133,7 @@ hostprogs := $(munge)
 
 c-obj-vdso := note.o
 c-obj-vdso-gettimeofday := vgettimeofday.o
-
-ifneq ($(c-gettimeofday-y),)
 VDSO_CFLAGS_gettimeofday_o += -include $(c-gettimeofday-y)
-endif
 
 VDSO_CFLAGS_REMOVE_vgettimeofday.o = $(CC_FLAGS_FTRACE) -Os
 
diff --git a/arch/csky/kernel/vdso/Makefile b/arch/csky/kernel/vdso/Makefile
index 0b6909f10667..432adf2c78c2 100644
--- a/arch/csky/kernel/vdso/Makefile
+++ b/arch/csky/kernel/vdso/Makefile
@@ -12,9 +12,7 @@ vdso-syms  += vgettimeofday
 # Files to link into the vdso
 obj-vdso = $(patsubst %, %.o, $(vdso-syms)) note.o
 
-ifneq ($(c-gettimeofday-y),)
-	CFLAGS_vgettimeofday.o += -include $(c-gettimeofday-y)
-endif
+CFLAGS_vgettimeofday.o += -include $(c-gettimeofday-y)
 
 ccflags-y := -fno-stack-protector -DBUILD_VDSO32
 
diff --git a/arch/mips/vdso/Makefile b/arch/mips/vdso/Makefile
index 1b2ea34c3d3b..c409d551972a 100644
--- a/arch/mips/vdso/Makefile
+++ b/arch/mips/vdso/Makefile
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ cflags-vdso := $(ccflags-vdso) \
 aflags-vdso := $(ccflags-vdso) \
 	-D__ASSEMBLY__ -Wa,-gdwarf-2
 
-ifneq ($(c-gettimeofday-y),)
 CFLAGS_vgettimeofday.o = -include $(c-gettimeofday-y)
 
 # config-n32-o32-env.c prepares the environment to build a 32bit vDSO
@@ -44,7 +43,6 @@ CFLAGS_vgettimeofday.o = -include $(c-gettimeofday-y)
 # Note: Needs to be included before than the generic library.
 CFLAGS_vgettimeofday-o32.o = -include $(srctree)/$(src)/config-n32-o32-env.c -include $(c-gettimeofday-y)
 CFLAGS_vgettimeofday-n32.o = -include $(srctree)/$(src)/config-n32-o32-env.c -include $(c-gettimeofday-y)
-endif
 
 CFLAGS_REMOVE_vgettimeofday.o = $(CC_FLAGS_FTRACE)
 
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/vdso32/Makefile b/arch/powerpc/kernel/vdso32/Makefile
index 7d9a6fee0e3d..2386abc6fa58 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/vdso32/Makefile
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/vdso32/Makefile
@@ -7,14 +7,12 @@ include $(srctree)/lib/vdso/Makefile
 
 obj-vdso32 = sigtramp.o gettimeofday.o datapage.o cacheflush.o note.o getcpu.o
 
-ifneq ($(c-gettimeofday-y),)
-  CFLAGS_vgettimeofday.o += -include $(c-gettimeofday-y)
-  CFLAGS_vgettimeofday.o += $(DISABLE_LATENT_ENTROPY_PLUGIN)
-  CFLAGS_vgettimeofday.o += $(call cc-option, -fno-stack-protector)
-  CFLAGS_vgettimeofday.o += -DDISABLE_BRANCH_PROFILING
-  CFLAGS_vgettimeofday.o += -ffreestanding -fasynchronous-unwind-tables
-  CFLAGS_REMOVE_vgettimeofday.o = $(CC_FLAGS_FTRACE)
-endif
+CFLAGS_vgettimeofday.o += -include $(c-gettimeofday-y)
+CFLAGS_vgettimeofday.o += $(DISABLE_LATENT_ENTROPY_PLUGIN)
+CFLAGS_vgettimeofday.o += $(call cc-option, -fno-stack-protector)
+CFLAGS_vgettimeofday.o += -DDISABLE_BRANCH_PROFILING
+CFLAGS_vgettimeofday.o += -ffreestanding -fasynchronous-unwind-tables
+CFLAGS_REMOVE_vgettimeofday.o = $(CC_FLAGS_FTRACE)
 
 # Build rules
 
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/vdso64/Makefile b/arch/powerpc/kernel/vdso64/Makefile
index 2813e3f98db6..cdf748ebdcde 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/vdso64/Makefile
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/vdso64/Makefile
@@ -6,14 +6,12 @@ include $(srctree)/lib/vdso/Makefile
 
 obj-vdso64 = sigtramp.o gettimeofday.o datapage.o cacheflush.o note.o getcpu.o
 
-ifneq ($(c-gettimeofday-y),)
-  CFLAGS_vgettimeofday.o += -include $(c-gettimeofday-y)
-  CFLAGS_vgettimeofday.o += $(DISABLE_LATENT_ENTROPY_PLUGIN)
-  CFLAGS_vgettimeofday.o += $(call cc-option, -fno-stack-protector)
-  CFLAGS_vgettimeofday.o += -DDISABLE_BRANCH_PROFILING
-  CFLAGS_vgettimeofday.o += -ffreestanding -fasynchronous-unwind-tables
-  CFLAGS_REMOVE_vgettimeofday.o = $(CC_FLAGS_FTRACE)
-endif
+CFLAGS_vgettimeofday.o += -include $(c-gettimeofday-y)
+CFLAGS_vgettimeofday.o += $(DISABLE_LATENT_ENTROPY_PLUGIN)
+CFLAGS_vgettimeofday.o += $(call cc-option, -fno-stack-protector)
+CFLAGS_vgettimeofday.o += -DDISABLE_BRANCH_PROFILING
+CFLAGS_vgettimeofday.o += -ffreestanding -fasynchronous-unwind-tables
+CFLAGS_REMOVE_vgettimeofday.o = $(CC_FLAGS_FTRACE)
 
 # Build rules
 
diff --git a/arch/riscv/kernel/vdso/Makefile b/arch/riscv/kernel/vdso/Makefile
index 24d936c147cd..7653767a6100 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/kernel/vdso/Makefile
+++ b/arch/riscv/kernel/vdso/Makefile
@@ -17,10 +17,7 @@ vdso-syms += flush_icache
 obj-vdso = $(patsubst %, %.o, $(vdso-syms)) note.o
 
 ccflags-y := -fno-stack-protector
-
-ifneq ($(c-gettimeofday-y),)
-  CFLAGS_vgettimeofday.o += -fPIC -include $(c-gettimeofday-y)
-endif
+CFLAGS_vgettimeofday.o += -fPIC -include $(c-gettimeofday-y)
 
 # Build rules
 targets := $(obj-vdso) vdso.so vdso.so.dbg vdso.lds vdso-syms.S
