diff --git a/arch/arm/vdso/vgettimeofday.c b/arch/arm/vdso/vgettimeofday.c
index 1976c6f325a4..5451afb715e6 100644
--- a/arch/arm/vdso/vgettimeofday.c
+++ b/arch/arm/vdso/vgettimeofday.c
@@ -10,25 +10,45 @@
 int __vdso_clock_gettime(clockid_t clock,
 			 struct old_timespec32 *ts)
 {
-	return __cvdso_clock_gettime32(clock, ts);
+	int ret = __cvdso_clock_gettime32(clock, ts);
+
+	if (likely(!ret))
+		return ret;
+
+	return clock_gettime32_fallback(clock, &ts);
 }
 
 int __vdso_clock_gettime64(clockid_t clock,
 			   struct __kernel_timespec *ts)
 {
-	return __cvdso_clock_gettime(clock, ts);
+	int ret = __cvdso_clock_gettime(clock, ts);
+
+	if (likely(!ret))
+		return ret;
+
+	return clock_gettime_fallback(clock, ts);
 }
 
 int __vdso_gettimeofday(struct __kernel_old_timeval *tv,
 			struct timezone *tz)
 {
-	return __cvdso_gettimeofday(tv, tz);
+	int ret = __cvdso_gettimeofday(tv, tz);
+
+	if (likely(!ret))
+		return ret;
+
+	return gettimeofday_fallback(tv, tz);
 }
 
 int __vdso_clock_getres(clockid_t clock_id,
 			struct old_timespec32 *res)
 {
-	return __cvdso_clock_getres_time32(clock_id, res);
+	int ret = __cvdso_clock_getres_time32(clock_id, res);
+
+	if (likely(!ret))
+		return ret;
+
+	return clock_getres32_fallback(clock, res);
 }
 
 /* Avoid unresolved references emitted by GCC */
diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/vdso/vgettimeofday.c b/arch/arm64/kernel/vdso/vgettimeofday.c
index 747635501a14..62694876b216 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/vdso/vgettimeofday.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/vdso/vgettimeofday.c
@@ -11,17 +11,32 @@
 int __kernel_clock_gettime(clockid_t clock,
 			   struct __kernel_timespec *ts)
 {
-	return __cvdso_clock_gettime(clock, ts);
+	int ret = __cvdso_clock_gettime(clock, ts);
+
+	if (likely(!ret))
+		return ret;
+
+	return clock_gettime_fallback(clock, ts);
 }
 
 int __kernel_gettimeofday(struct __kernel_old_timeval *tv,
 			  struct timezone *tz)
 {
-	return __cvdso_gettimeofday(tv, tz);
+	int ret = __cvdso_gettimeofday(tv, tz);
+
+	if (likely(!ret))
+		return ret;
+
+	return gettimeofday_fallback(tv, tz);
 }
 
 int __kernel_clock_getres(clockid_t clock_id,
 			  struct __kernel_timespec *res)
 {
-	return __cvdso_clock_getres(clock_id, res);
+	int ret =  __cvdso_clock_getres(clock_id, res);
+
+	if (likely(!ret))
+		return ret;
+
+	return clock_getres_fallback(clock, res);
 }
diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/vdso32/vgettimeofday.c b/arch/arm64/kernel/vdso32/vgettimeofday.c
index 54fc1c2ce93f..6770d2bedd1f 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/vdso32/vgettimeofday.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/vdso32/vgettimeofday.c
@@ -11,37 +11,64 @@
 int __vdso_clock_gettime(clockid_t clock,
 			 struct old_timespec32 *ts)
 {
+	int ret;
+
 	/* The checks below are required for ABI consistency with arm */
 	if ((u32)ts >= TASK_SIZE_32)
 		return -EFAULT;
 
-	return __cvdso_clock_gettime32(clock, ts);
+	ret = __cvdso_clock_gettime32(clock, ts);
+
+	if (likely(!ret))
+		return ret;
+
+	return clock_gettime32_fallback(clock, &ts);
 }
 
 int __vdso_clock_gettime64(clockid_t clock,
 			   struct __kernel_timespec *ts)
 {
+	int ret;
+
 	/* The checks below are required for ABI consistency with arm */
 	if ((u32)ts >= TASK_SIZE_32)
 		return -EFAULT;
 
-	return __cvdso_clock_gettime(clock, ts);
+	ret = __cvdso_clock_gettime(clock, ts);
+
+	if (likely(!ret))
+		return ret;
+
+	return clock_gettime_fallback(clock, ts);
 }
 
 int __vdso_gettimeofday(struct __kernel_old_timeval *tv,
 			struct timezone *tz)
 {
-	return __cvdso_gettimeofday(tv, tz);
+	int ret = __cvdso_gettimeofday(tv, tz);
+
+	if (likely(!ret))
+		return ret;
+
+	return gettimeofday_fallback(tv, tz);
 }
 
 int __vdso_clock_getres(clockid_t clock_id,
 			struct old_timespec32 *res)
 {
+	int ret;
+	struct __kernel_timespec ts;
+
 	/* The checks below are required for ABI consistency with arm */
 	if ((u32)res >= TASK_SIZE_32)
 		return -EFAULT;
 
-	return __cvdso_clock_getres_time32(clock_id, res);
+	ret = __cvdso_clock_getres_time32(clock_id, res);
+
+	if (likely(!ret))
+		return ret;
+
+	return clock_getres32_fallback(clock, res);
 }
 
 /* Avoid unresolved references emitted by GCC */
diff --git a/arch/mips/vdso/vgettimeofday.c b/arch/mips/vdso/vgettimeofday.c
index 6ebdc37c89fc..02758c58454c 100644
--- a/arch/mips/vdso/vgettimeofday.c
+++ b/arch/mips/vdso/vgettimeofday.c
@@ -14,25 +14,45 @@
 int __vdso_clock_gettime(clockid_t clock,
 			 struct old_timespec32 *ts)
 {
-	return __cvdso_clock_gettime32(clock, ts);
+	int ret = __cvdso_clock_gettime32(clock, ts);
+
+	if (likely(!ret))
+		return ret;
+
+	return clock_gettime32_fallback(clock, ts);
 }
 
 int __vdso_gettimeofday(struct __kernel_old_timeval *tv,
 			struct timezone *tz)
 {
-	return __cvdso_gettimeofday(tv, tz);
+	int ret = __cvdso_gettimeofday(tv, tz);
+
+	if (likely(!ret))
+		return ret;
+
+	return gettimeofday_fallback(tv, tz);
 }
 
 int __vdso_clock_getres(clockid_t clock_id,
 			struct old_timespec32 *res)
 {
-	return __cvdso_clock_getres_time32(clock_id, res);
+	int ret = __cvdso_clock_getres_time32(clock_id, res);
+
+	if (likely(!ret))
+		return ret;
+
+	return clock_getres32_fallback(clock, res);
 }
 
 int __vdso_clock_gettime64(clockid_t clock,
 			   struct __kernel_timespec *ts)
 {
-	return __cvdso_clock_gettime(clock, ts);
+	int ret = __cvdso_clock_gettime(clock, ts);
+
+	if (likely(!ret))
+		return ret;
+
+	return clock_gettime_fallback(clock, ts);
 }
 
 #else
@@ -40,19 +60,34 @@ int __vdso_clock_gettime64(clockid_t clock,
 int __vdso_clock_gettime(clockid_t clock,
 			 struct __kernel_timespec *ts)
 {
-	return __cvdso_clock_gettime(clock, ts);
+	int ret = __cvdso_clock_gettime(clock, ts);
+
+	if (likely(!ret))
+		return ret;
+
+	return clock_gettime_fallback(clock, ts);
 }
 
 int __vdso_gettimeofday(struct __kernel_old_timeval *tv,
 			struct timezone *tz)
 {
-	return __cvdso_gettimeofday(tv, tz);
+	int ret = __cvdso_gettimeofday(tv, tz);
+
+	if (likely(!ret))
+		return ret;
+
+	return gettimeofday_fallback(tv, tz);
 }
 
 int __vdso_clock_getres(clockid_t clock_id,
 			struct __kernel_timespec *res)
 {
-	return __cvdso_clock_getres(clock_id, res);
+	int ret =  __cvdso_clock_getres(clock_id, res);
+
+	if (likely(!ret))
+		return ret;
+
+	return clock_getres_fallback(clock, res);
 }
 
 #endif
diff --git a/arch/x86/entry/vdso/vclock_gettime.c b/arch/x86/entry/vdso/vclock_gettime.c
index 7d70935b6758..fde511cfe284 100644
--- a/arch/x86/entry/vdso/vclock_gettime.c
+++ b/arch/x86/entry/vdso/vclock_gettime.c
@@ -19,7 +19,12 @@ extern __kernel_old_time_t __vdso_time(__kernel_old_time_t *t);
 
 int __vdso_gettimeofday(struct __kernel_old_timeval *tv, struct timezone *tz)
 {
-	return __cvdso_gettimeofday(tv, tz);
+	int ret = __cvdso_gettimeofday(tv, tz);
+
+	if (likely(!ret))
+		return ret;
+
+	return gettimeofday_fallback(tv, tz);
 }
 
 int gettimeofday(struct __kernel_old_timeval *, struct timezone *)
@@ -40,7 +45,12 @@ extern int __vdso_clock_getres(clockid_t clock, struct __kernel_timespec *res);
 
 int __vdso_clock_gettime(clockid_t clock, struct __kernel_timespec *ts)
 {
-	return __cvdso_clock_gettime(clock, ts);
+	int ret = __cvdso_clock_gettime(clock, ts);
+
+	if (likely(!ret))
+		return ret;
+
+	return clock_gettime_fallback(clock, ts);
 }
 
 int clock_gettime(clockid_t, struct __kernel_timespec *)
@@ -49,7 +59,12 @@ int clock_gettime(clockid_t, struct __kernel_timespec *)
 int __vdso_clock_getres(clockid_t clock,
 			struct __kernel_timespec *res)
 {
-	return __cvdso_clock_getres(clock, res);
+	int ret =  __cvdso_clock_getres(clock_id, res);
+
+	if (likely(!ret))
+		return ret;
+
+	return clock_getres_fallback(clock, res);
 }
 int clock_getres(clockid_t, struct __kernel_timespec *)
 	__attribute__((weak, alias("__vdso_clock_getres")));
@@ -61,7 +76,12 @@ extern int __vdso_clock_getres(clockid_t clock, struct old_timespec32 *res);
 
 int __vdso_clock_gettime(clockid_t clock, struct old_timespec32 *ts)
 {
-	return __cvdso_clock_gettime32(clock, ts);
+	int ret = __cvdso_clock_gettime32(clock, ts);
+
+	if (likely(!ret))
+		return ret;
+
+	return clock_gettime32_fallback(clock, ts);
 }
 
 int clock_gettime(clockid_t, struct old_timespec32 *)
@@ -69,7 +89,12 @@ int clock_gettime(clockid_t, struct old_timespec32 *)
 
 int __vdso_clock_gettime64(clockid_t clock, struct __kernel_timespec *ts)
 {
-	return __cvdso_clock_gettime(clock, ts);
+	int ret = __cvdso_clock_gettime(clock, ts);
+
+	if (likely(!ret))
+		return ret;
+
+	return clock_gettime_fallback(clock, ts);
 }
 
 int clock_gettime64(clockid_t, struct __kernel_timespec *)
@@ -77,7 +102,12 @@ int clock_gettime64(clockid_t, struct __kernel_timespec *)
 
 int __vdso_clock_getres(clockid_t clock, struct old_timespec32 *res)
 {
-	return __cvdso_clock_getres_time32(clock, res);
+	int ret = __cvdso_clock_getres_time32(clock, res);
+
+	if (likely(!ret))
+		return ret;
+
+	return clock_getres32_fallback(clock, res);
 }
 
 int clock_getres(clockid_t, struct old_timespec32 *)
diff --git a/lib/vdso/gettimeofday.c b/lib/vdso/gettimeofday.c
index 59189ed49352..4618e274f1d5 100644
--- a/lib/vdso/gettimeofday.c
+++ b/lib/vdso/gettimeofday.c
@@ -16,9 +16,6 @@
  * - __arch_get_vdso_data(): to get the vdso datapage.
  * - __arch_get_hw_counter(): to get the hw counter based on the
  *   clock_mode.
- * - gettimeofday_fallback(): fallback for gettimeofday.
- * - clock_gettime_fallback(): fallback for clock_gettime.
- * - clock_getres_fallback(): fallback for clock_getres.
  */
 #ifdef ENABLE_COMPAT_VDSO
 #include <asm/vdso/compat_gettimeofday.h>
@@ -110,23 +107,14 @@ __cvdso_clock_gettime_common(clockid_t clock, struct __kernel_timespec *ts)
 static __maybe_unused int
 __cvdso_clock_gettime(clockid_t clock, struct __kernel_timespec *ts)
 {
-	int ret = __cvdso_clock_gettime_common(clock, ts);
-
-	if (unlikely(ret))
-		return clock_gettime_fallback(clock, ts);
-	return 0;
+	return __cvdso_clock_gettime_common(clock, ts);
 }
 
 static __maybe_unused int
 __cvdso_clock_gettime32(clockid_t clock, struct old_timespec32 *res)
 {
 	struct __kernel_timespec ts;
-	int ret;
-
-	ret = __cvdso_clock_gettime_common(clock, &ts);
-
-	if (unlikely(ret))
-		return clock_gettime32_fallback(clock, res);
+	int ret = __cvdso_clock_gettime_common(clock, &ts);
 
 	if (likely(!ret)) {
 		res->tv_sec = ts.tv_sec;
@@ -144,7 +132,7 @@ __cvdso_gettimeofday(struct __kernel_old_timeval *tv, struct timezone *tz)
 		struct __kernel_timespec ts;
 
 		if (do_hres(&vd[CS_HRES_COARSE], CLOCK_REALTIME, &ts))
-			return gettimeofday_fallback(tv, tz);
+			return -1;
 
 		tv->tv_sec = ts.tv_sec;
 		tv->tv_usec = (u32)ts.tv_nsec / NSEC_PER_USEC;
@@ -218,23 +206,14 @@ int __cvdso_clock_getres_common(clockid_t clock, struct __kernel_timespec *res)
 
 int __cvdso_clock_getres(clockid_t clock, struct __kernel_timespec *res)
 {
-	int ret = __cvdso_clock_getres_common(clock, res);
-
-	if (unlikely(ret))
-		return clock_getres_fallback(clock, res);
-	return 0;
+	return __cvdso_clock_getres_common(clock, res);
 }
 
 static __maybe_unused int
 __cvdso_clock_getres_time32(clockid_t clock, struct old_timespec32 *res)
 {
 	struct __kernel_timespec ts;
-	int ret;
-
-	ret = __cvdso_clock_getres_common(clock, &ts);
-
-	if (unlikely(ret))
-		return clock_getres32_fallback(clock, res);
+	int ret = __cvdso_clock_getres_common(clock, &ts);
 
 	if (likely(!ret && res)) {
 		res->tv_sec = ts.tv_sec;
