diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/vdso.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/vdso.c
index 16a44bffe698..c093d90a222a 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/vdso.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/vdso.c
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ int arch_setup_additional_pages(struct linux_binprm *bprm, int uses_interp)
 	 * install_special_mapping or the perf counter mmap tracking code
 	 * will fail to recognise it as a vDSO (since arch_vma_name fails).
 	 */
-	current->mm->context.vdso_base = vdso_base;
+	current->mm->context.vdso_base = vdso_base + PAGE_SIZE;
 
 	/*
 	 * our vma flags don't have VM_WRITE so by default, the process isn't
@@ -488,42 +488,6 @@ static __init void vdso_setup_trampolines(struct lib32_elfinfo *v32,
 	vdso32_rt_sigtramp = find_function32(v32, "__kernel_sigtramp_rt32");
 }
 
-static __init int vdso_fixup_datapage(struct lib32_elfinfo *v32,
-				       struct lib64_elfinfo *v64)
-{
-#ifdef CONFIG_VDSO32
-	Elf32_Sym *sym32;
-#endif
-#ifdef CONFIG_PPC64
-	Elf64_Sym *sym64;
-
-       	sym64 = find_symbol64(v64, "__kernel_datapage_offset");
-	if (sym64 == NULL) {
-		printk(KERN_ERR "vDSO64: Can't find symbol "
-		       "__kernel_datapage_offset !\n");
-		return -1;
-	}
-	*((int *)(vdso64_kbase + sym64->st_value - VDSO64_LBASE)) =
-		(vdso64_pages << PAGE_SHIFT) -
-		(sym64->st_value - VDSO64_LBASE);
-#endif /* CONFIG_PPC64 */
-
-#ifdef CONFIG_VDSO32
-	sym32 = find_symbol32(v32, "__kernel_datapage_offset");
-	if (sym32 == NULL) {
-		printk(KERN_ERR "vDSO32: Can't find symbol "
-		       "__kernel_datapage_offset !\n");
-		return -1;
-	}
-	*((int *)(vdso32_kbase + (sym32->st_value - VDSO32_LBASE))) =
-		(vdso32_pages << PAGE_SHIFT) -
-		(sym32->st_value - VDSO32_LBASE);
-#endif
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
-
 static __init int vdso_fixup_features(struct lib32_elfinfo *v32,
 				      struct lib64_elfinfo *v64)
 {
@@ -624,9 +588,6 @@ static __init int vdso_setup(void)
 	if (vdso_do_find_sections(&v32, &v64))
 		return -1;
 
-	if (vdso_fixup_datapage(&v32, &v64))
-		return -1;
-
 	if (vdso_fixup_features(&v32, &v64))
 		return -1;
 
@@ -771,26 +732,26 @@ static int __init vdso_init(void)
 	vdso32_pagelist = kcalloc(vdso32_pages + 2, sizeof(struct page *),
 				  GFP_KERNEL);
 	BUG_ON(vdso32_pagelist == NULL);
+	vdso32_pagelist[0] = virt_to_page(vdso_data);
 	for (i = 0; i < vdso32_pages; i++) {
 		struct page *pg = virt_to_page(vdso32_kbase + i*PAGE_SIZE);
 		get_page(pg);
-		vdso32_pagelist[i] = pg;
+		vdso32_pagelist[i + 1] = pg;
 	}
-	vdso32_pagelist[i++] = virt_to_page(vdso_data);
-	vdso32_pagelist[i] = NULL;
+	vdso32_pagelist[i + 1] = NULL;
 #endif
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PPC64
 	vdso64_pagelist = kcalloc(vdso64_pages + 2, sizeof(struct page *),
 				  GFP_KERNEL);
 	BUG_ON(vdso64_pagelist == NULL);
+	vdso64_pagelist[0] = virt_to_page(vdso_data);
 	for (i = 0; i < vdso64_pages; i++) {
 		struct page *pg = virt_to_page(vdso64_kbase + i*PAGE_SIZE);
 		get_page(pg);
-		vdso64_pagelist[i] = pg;
+		vdso64_pagelist[i + 1] = pg;
 	}
-	vdso64_pagelist[i++] = virt_to_page(vdso_data);
-	vdso64_pagelist[i] = NULL;
+	vdso64_pagelist[i + 1] = NULL;
 #endif /* CONFIG_PPC64 */
 
 	get_page(virt_to_page(vdso_data));
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/vdso32/datapage.S b/arch/powerpc/kernel/vdso32/datapage.S
index 6c7401bd284e..d839aa1a4f01 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/vdso32/datapage.S
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/vdso32/datapage.S
@@ -12,9 +12,6 @@
 #include <asm/vdso.h>
 
 	.text
-	.global	__kernel_datapage_offset;
-__kernel_datapage_offset:
-	.long	0
 
 V_FUNCTION_BEGIN(__get_datapage)
   .cfi_startproc
@@ -31,10 +28,11 @@ V_FUNCTION_BEGIN(__get_datapage)
 data_page_branch:
 	mflr	r3
 	mtlr	r0
-	addi	r3, r3, __kernel_datapage_offset-data_page_branch
-	lwz	r0,0(r3)
+#if CONFIG_PPC_PAGE_SHIFT > 14
+	addis	r3, r3, (_vdso_datapage - data_page_branch)@ha
+#endif
+	addi	r3, r3, (_vdso_datapage - data_page_branch)@l
   .cfi_restore lr
-	add	r3,r0,r3
 	blr
   .cfi_endproc
 V_FUNCTION_END(__get_datapage)
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/vdso32/vdso32.lds.S b/arch/powerpc/kernel/vdso32/vdso32.lds.S
index 9400b182e163..f09c2354bd21 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/vdso32/vdso32.lds.S
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/vdso32/vdso32.lds.S
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
  * library
  */
 #include <asm/vdso.h>
+#include <asm/page.h>
 
 #ifdef __LITTLE_ENDIAN__
 OUTPUT_FORMAT("elf32-powerpcle", "elf32-powerpcle", "elf32-powerpcle")
@@ -15,6 +16,7 @@ ENTRY(_start)
 
 SECTIONS
 {
+	PROVIDE(_vdso_datapage = . - PAGE_SIZE);
 	. = VDSO32_LBASE + SIZEOF_HEADERS;
 
 	.hash          	: { *(.hash) }			:text
@@ -138,11 +140,6 @@ VERSION
 {
 	VDSO_VERSION_STRING {
 	global:
-		/*
-		 * Has to be there for the kernel to find
-		 */
-		__kernel_datapage_offset;
-
 		__kernel_get_syscall_map;
 #if defined(CONFIG_PPC32) && !defined(CONFIG_PPC_BOOK3S_601)
 		__kernel_gettimeofday;
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/vdso64/datapage.S b/arch/powerpc/kernel/vdso64/datapage.S
index 4808ce9eeb3d..8c41e1a93980 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/vdso64/datapage.S
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/vdso64/datapage.S
@@ -12,9 +12,6 @@
 #include <asm/vdso.h>
 
 	.text
-.global	__kernel_datapage_offset;
-__kernel_datapage_offset:
-	.long	0
 
 _GLOBAL(__get_datapage)
   .cfi_startproc
@@ -31,10 +28,11 @@ _GLOBAL(__get_datapage)
 data_page_branch:
 	mflr	r3
 	mtlr	r0
-	addi	r3, r3, __kernel_datapage_offset-data_page_branch
-	lwz	r0,0(r3)
+#if CONFIG_PPC_PAGE_SHIFT > 14
+	addis	r3, r3, (_vdso_datapage - data_page_branch)@ha
+#endif
+	addi	r3, r3, (_vdso_datapage - data_page_branch)@l
   .cfi_restore lr
-	add	r3,r0,r3
 	blr
   .cfi_endproc
 
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/vdso64/vdso64.lds.S b/arch/powerpc/kernel/vdso64/vdso64.lds.S
index 256fb9720298..f58c7e2e9cbd 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/vdso64/vdso64.lds.S
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/vdso64/vdso64.lds.S
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
  * library
  */
 #include <asm/vdso.h>
+#include <asm/page.h>
 
 #ifdef __LITTLE_ENDIAN__
 OUTPUT_FORMAT("elf64-powerpcle", "elf64-powerpcle", "elf64-powerpcle")
@@ -15,6 +16,7 @@ ENTRY(_start)
 
 SECTIONS
 {
+	PROVIDE(_vdso_datapage = . - PAGE_SIZE);
 	. = VDSO64_LBASE + SIZEOF_HEADERS;
 
 	.hash		: { *(.hash) }			:text
@@ -138,11 +140,6 @@ VERSION
 {
 	VDSO_VERSION_STRING {
 	global:
-		/*
-		 * Has to be there for the kernel to find
-		 */
-		__kernel_datapage_offset;
-
 		__kernel_get_syscall_map;
 		__kernel_gettimeofday;
 		__kernel_clock_gettime;
