diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 373649c7374e..2170d56630e8 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1317,6 +1317,14 @@ scripts_unifdef: scripts_basic
 quiet_cmd_install = INSTALL $(INSTALL_PATH)
       cmd_install = unset sub_make_done; $(srctree)/scripts/install.sh
 
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# vDSO install
+
+PHONY += vdso_install
+vdso_install: export INSTALL_FILES = $(vdso-install-y)
+vdso_install:
+	$(Q)$(MAKE) -f $(srctree)/scripts/Makefile.vdsoinst
+
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Tools
 
@@ -1560,6 +1568,7 @@ help:
 	@echo  '* vmlinux	  - Build the bare kernel'
 	@echo  '* modules	  - Build all modules'
 	@echo  '  modules_install - Install all modules to INSTALL_MOD_PATH (default: /)'
+	@echo  '  vdso_install    - Install unstripped vdso to INSTALL_MOD_PATH (default: /)'
 	@echo  '  dir/            - Build all files in dir and below'
 	@echo  '  dir/file.[ois]  - Build specified target only'
 	@echo  '  dir/file.ll     - Build the LLVM assembly file'
diff --git a/arch/arm/Makefile b/arch/arm/Makefile
index 547e5856eaa0..5ba42f69f8ce 100644
--- a/arch/arm/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm/Makefile
@@ -304,11 +304,7 @@ $(INSTALL_TARGETS): KBUILD_IMAGE = $(boot)/$(patsubst %install,%Image,$@)
 $(INSTALL_TARGETS):
 	$(call cmd,install)
 
-PHONY += vdso_install
-vdso_install:
-ifeq ($(CONFIG_VDSO),y)
-	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(build)=arch/arm/vdso $@
-endif
+vdso-install-$(CONFIG_VDSO) += arch/arm/vdso/vdso.so.dbg
 
 # My testing targets (bypasses dependencies)
 bp:;	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(build)=$(boot) $(boot)/bootpImage
@@ -331,7 +327,6 @@ define archhelp
   echo  '                  Install using (your) ~/bin/$(INSTALLKERNEL) or'
   echo  '                  (distribution) /sbin/$(INSTALLKERNEL) or'
   echo  '                  install to $$(INSTALL_PATH) and run lilo'
-  echo  '  vdso_install  - Install unstripped vdso.so to $$(INSTALL_MOD_PATH)/vdso'
   echo
   echo  '  multi_v7_lpae_defconfig     - multi_v7_defconfig with CONFIG_ARM_LPAE enabled'
 endef
diff --git a/arch/arm/vdso/Makefile b/arch/arm/vdso/Makefile
index 515ca33b854c..d761bd2e2f40 100644
--- a/arch/arm/vdso/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm/vdso/Makefile
@@ -63,28 +63,3 @@ quiet_cmd_vdsold_and_vdso_check = LD      $@
 
 quiet_cmd_vdsomunge = MUNGE   $@
       cmd_vdsomunge = $(objtree)/$(obj)/vdsomunge $< $@
-
-#
-# Install the unstripped copy of vdso.so.dbg.  If our toolchain
-# supports build-id, install .build-id links as well.
-#
-# Cribbed from arch/x86/vdso/Makefile.
-#
-quiet_cmd_vdso_install = INSTALL $<
-define cmd_vdso_install
-	cp $< "$(MODLIB)/vdso/vdso.so"; \
-	if readelf -n $< | grep -q 'Build ID'; then \
-	  buildid=`readelf -n $< |grep 'Build ID' |sed -e 's/^.*Build ID: \(.*\)$$/\1/'`; \
-	  first=`echo $$buildid | cut -b-2`; \
-	  last=`echo $$buildid | cut -b3-`; \
-	  mkdir -p "$(MODLIB)/vdso/.build-id/$$first"; \
-	  ln -sf "../../vdso.so" "$(MODLIB)/vdso/.build-id/$$first/$$last.debug"; \
-	fi
-endef
-
-$(MODLIB)/vdso: FORCE
-	@mkdir -p $(MODLIB)/vdso
-
-PHONY += vdso_install
-vdso_install: $(obj)/vdso.so.dbg $(MODLIB)/vdso
-	$(call cmd,vdso_install)
diff --git a/arch/arm64/Makefile b/arch/arm64/Makefile
index 2d49aea0ff67..4bd85cc0d32b 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm64/Makefile
@@ -169,12 +169,6 @@ install: KBUILD_IMAGE := $(boot)/Image
 install zinstall:
 	$(call cmd,install)
 
-PHONY += vdso_install
-vdso_install:
-	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(build)=arch/arm64/kernel/vdso $@
-	$(if $(CONFIG_COMPAT_VDSO), \
-		$(Q)$(MAKE) $(build)=arch/arm64/kernel/vdso32 $@)
-
 archprepare:
 	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(build)=arch/arm64/tools kapi
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_ARM64_ERRATUM_843419),y)
@@ -205,6 +199,9 @@ ifdef CONFIG_COMPAT_VDSO
 endif
 endif
 
+vdso-install-y				+= arch/arm64/kernel/vdso/vdso.so.dbg
+vdso-install-$(CONFIG_COMPAT_VDSO)	+= arch/arm64/kernel/vdso32/vdso.so.dbg:vdso32.so
+
 include $(srctree)/scripts/Makefile.defconf
 
 PHONY += virtconfig
diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/vdso/Makefile b/arch/arm64/kernel/vdso/Makefile
index fe7a53c6781f..8818287f1095 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/vdso/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/vdso/Makefile
@@ -78,13 +78,3 @@ include/generated/vdso-offsets.h: $(obj)/vdso.so.dbg FORCE
 # Actual build commands
 quiet_cmd_vdsold_and_vdso_check = LD      $@
       cmd_vdsold_and_vdso_check = $(cmd_ld); $(cmd_vdso_check)
-
-# Install commands for the unstripped file
-quiet_cmd_vdso_install = INSTALL $@
-      cmd_vdso_install = cp $(obj)/$@.dbg $(MODLIB)/vdso/$@
-
-vdso.so: $(obj)/vdso.so.dbg
-	@mkdir -p $(MODLIB)/vdso
-	$(call cmd,vdso_install)
-
-vdso_install: vdso.so
diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/vdso32/Makefile b/arch/arm64/kernel/vdso32/Makefile
index 2f73e5bca213..1f911a76c5af 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/vdso32/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/vdso32/Makefile
@@ -172,13 +172,3 @@ gen-vdsosym := $(srctree)/$(src)/../vdso/gen_vdso_offsets.sh
 quiet_cmd_vdsosym = VDSOSYM $@
 # The AArch64 nm should be able to read an AArch32 binary
       cmd_vdsosym = $(NM) $< | $(gen-vdsosym) | LC_ALL=C sort > $@
-
-# Install commands for the unstripped file
-quiet_cmd_vdso_install = INSTALL32 $@
-      cmd_vdso_install = cp $(obj)/$@.dbg $(MODLIB)/vdso/vdso32.so
-
-vdso.so: $(obj)/vdso.so.dbg
-	@mkdir -p $(MODLIB)/vdso
-	$(call cmd,vdso_install)
-
-vdso_install: vdso.so
diff --git a/arch/loongarch/Makefile b/arch/loongarch/Makefile
index fb0fada43197..b86f2ff31659 100644
--- a/arch/loongarch/Makefile
+++ b/arch/loongarch/Makefile
@@ -136,9 +136,7 @@ vdso_prepare: prepare0
 	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(build)=arch/loongarch/vdso include/generated/vdso-offsets.h
 endif
 
-PHONY += vdso_install
-vdso_install:
-	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(build)=arch/loongarch/vdso $@
+vdso-install-y += arch/loongarch/vdso/vdso.so.dbg
 
 all:	$(notdir $(KBUILD_IMAGE))
 
diff --git a/arch/loongarch/vdso/Makefile b/arch/loongarch/vdso/Makefile
index 5c97d1463328..c74c9921304f 100644
--- a/arch/loongarch/vdso/Makefile
+++ b/arch/loongarch/vdso/Makefile
@@ -83,13 +83,3 @@ $(obj)/vdso.so: $(obj)/vdso.so.dbg FORCE
 obj-y += vdso.o
 
 $(obj)/vdso.o : $(obj)/vdso.so
-
-# install commands for the unstripped file
-quiet_cmd_vdso_install = INSTALL $@
-      cmd_vdso_install = cp $(obj)/$@.dbg $(MODLIB)/vdso/$@
-
-vdso.so: $(obj)/vdso.so.dbg
-	@mkdir -p $(MODLIB)/vdso
-	$(call cmd,vdso_install)
-
-vdso_install: vdso.so
diff --git a/arch/riscv/Makefile b/arch/riscv/Makefile
index 1329e060c548..18a47b4d6795 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/Makefile
+++ b/arch/riscv/Makefile
@@ -131,12 +131,6 @@ endif
 libs-y += arch/riscv/lib/
 libs-$(CONFIG_EFI_STUB) += $(objtree)/drivers/firmware/efi/libstub/lib.a
 
-PHONY += vdso_install
-vdso_install:
-	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(build)=arch/riscv/kernel/vdso $@
-	$(if $(CONFIG_COMPAT),$(Q)$(MAKE) \
-		$(build)=arch/riscv/kernel/compat_vdso compat_$@)
-
 ifeq ($(KBUILD_EXTMOD),)
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_MMU),y)
 prepare: vdso_prepare
@@ -148,6 +142,9 @@ vdso_prepare: prepare0
 endif
 endif
 
+vdso-install-y			+= arch/riscv/kernel/vdso/vdso.so.dbg
+vdso-install-$(CONFIG_COMPAT)	+= arch/riscv/kernel/compat_vdso/compat_vdso.so.dbg:../compat_vdso/compat_vdso.so
+
 ifneq ($(CONFIG_XIP_KERNEL),y)
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_RISCV_M_MODE)$(CONFIG_ARCH_CANAAN),yy)
 KBUILD_IMAGE := $(boot)/loader.bin
diff --git a/arch/riscv/kernel/compat_vdso/Makefile b/arch/riscv/kernel/compat_vdso/Makefile
index b86e5e2c3aea..62fa393b2eb2 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/kernel/compat_vdso/Makefile
+++ b/arch/riscv/kernel/compat_vdso/Makefile
@@ -76,13 +76,3 @@ quiet_cmd_compat_vdsold = VDSOLD  $@
 # actual build commands
 quiet_cmd_compat_vdsoas = VDSOAS $@
       cmd_compat_vdsoas = $(COMPAT_CC) $(a_flags) $(COMPAT_CC_FLAGS) -c -o $@ $<
-
-# install commands for the unstripped file
-quiet_cmd_compat_vdso_install = INSTALL $@
-      cmd_compat_vdso_install = cp $(obj)/$@.dbg $(MODLIB)/compat_vdso/$@
-
-compat_vdso.so: $(obj)/compat_vdso.so.dbg
-	@mkdir -p $(MODLIB)/compat_vdso
-	$(call cmd,compat_vdso_install)
-
-compat_vdso_install: compat_vdso.so
diff --git a/arch/riscv/kernel/vdso/Makefile b/arch/riscv/kernel/vdso/Makefile
index 6b1dba11bf6d..e8aa7c380007 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/kernel/vdso/Makefile
+++ b/arch/riscv/kernel/vdso/Makefile
@@ -73,13 +73,3 @@ quiet_cmd_vdsold = VDSOLD  $@
       cmd_vdsold = $(LD) $(ld_flags) -T $(filter-out FORCE,$^) -o $@.tmp && \
                    $(OBJCOPY) $(patsubst %, -G __vdso_%, $(vdso-syms)) $@.tmp $@ && \
                    rm $@.tmp
-
-# install commands for the unstripped file
-quiet_cmd_vdso_install = INSTALL $@
-      cmd_vdso_install = cp $(obj)/$@.dbg $(MODLIB)/vdso/$@
-
-vdso.so: $(obj)/vdso.so.dbg
-	@mkdir -p $(MODLIB)/vdso
-	$(call cmd,vdso_install)
-
-vdso_install: vdso.so
diff --git a/arch/s390/Makefile b/arch/s390/Makefile
index a53a36ee0731..73873e451686 100644
--- a/arch/s390/Makefile
+++ b/arch/s390/Makefile
@@ -138,9 +138,6 @@ bzImage: vmlinux
 zfcpdump:
 	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(build)=$(boot) $(boot)/$@
 
-vdso_install:
-	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(build)=arch/$(ARCH)/kernel/vdso64 $@
-
 archheaders:
 	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(build)=$(syscalls) uapi
 
@@ -160,6 +157,9 @@ vdso_prepare: prepare0
 	$(if $(CONFIG_COMPAT),$(Q)$(MAKE) \
 		$(build)=arch/s390/kernel/vdso32 include/generated/vdso32-offsets.h)
 
+vdso-install-y			+= arch/s390/kernel/vdso64/vdso64.so.dbg
+vdso-install-$(CONFIG_COMPAT)	+= arch/s390/kernel/vdso32/vdso32.so.dbg
+
 ifdef CONFIG_EXPOLINE_EXTERN
 modules_prepare: expoline_prepare
 expoline_prepare: scripts
diff --git a/arch/s390/kernel/vdso32/Makefile b/arch/s390/kernel/vdso32/Makefile
index 23e868b79a6c..caec7db6f966 100644
--- a/arch/s390/kernel/vdso32/Makefile
+++ b/arch/s390/kernel/vdso32/Makefile
@@ -61,16 +61,6 @@ quiet_cmd_vdso32as = VDSO32A $@
 quiet_cmd_vdso32cc = VDSO32C $@
       cmd_vdso32cc = $(CC) $(c_flags) -c -o $@ $<
 
-# install commands for the unstripped file
-quiet_cmd_vdso_install = INSTALL $@
-      cmd_vdso_install = cp $(obj)/$@.dbg $(MODLIB)/vdso/$@
-
-vdso32.so: $(obj)/vdso32.so.dbg
-	@mkdir -p $(MODLIB)/vdso
-	$(call cmd,vdso_install)
-
-vdso_install: vdso32.so
-
 # Generate VDSO offsets using helper script
 gen-vdsosym := $(srctree)/$(src)/gen_vdso_offsets.sh
 quiet_cmd_vdsosym = VDSOSYM $@
diff --git a/arch/s390/kernel/vdso64/Makefile b/arch/s390/kernel/vdso64/Makefile
index fc1c6ff8178f..e3c9085f8fa7 100644
--- a/arch/s390/kernel/vdso64/Makefile
+++ b/arch/s390/kernel/vdso64/Makefile
@@ -70,16 +70,6 @@ quiet_cmd_vdso64as = VDSO64A $@
 quiet_cmd_vdso64cc = VDSO64C $@
       cmd_vdso64cc = $(CC) $(c_flags) -c -o $@ $<
 
-# install commands for the unstripped file
-quiet_cmd_vdso_install = INSTALL $@
-      cmd_vdso_install = cp $(obj)/$@.dbg $(MODLIB)/vdso/$@
-
-vdso64.so: $(obj)/vdso64.so.dbg
-	@mkdir -p $(MODLIB)/vdso
-	$(call cmd,vdso_install)
-
-vdso_install: vdso64.so
-
 # Generate VDSO offsets using helper script
 gen-vdsosym := $(srctree)/$(src)/gen_vdso_offsets.sh
 quiet_cmd_vdsosym = VDSOSYM $@
diff --git a/arch/sparc/Makefile b/arch/sparc/Makefile
index 7417345c6639..5f6035936131 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/Makefile
+++ b/arch/sparc/Makefile
@@ -76,9 +76,8 @@ install:
 archheaders:
 	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(build)=arch/sparc/kernel/syscalls all
 
-PHONY += vdso_install
-vdso_install:
-	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(build)=arch/sparc/vdso $@
+vdso-install-$(CONFIG_SPARC64)	+= arch/sparc/vdso/vdso64.so.dbg
+vdso-install-$(CONFIG_COMPAT)	+= arch/sparc/vdso/vdso32.so.dbg
 
 # This is the image used for packaging
 KBUILD_IMAGE := $(boot)/zImage
diff --git a/arch/sparc/vdso/Makefile b/arch/sparc/vdso/Makefile
index 77d7b9032158..d08c3a0443f3 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/vdso/Makefile
+++ b/arch/sparc/vdso/Makefile
@@ -116,30 +116,3 @@ quiet_cmd_vdso = VDSO    $@
 
 VDSO_LDFLAGS = -shared --hash-style=both --build-id=sha1 -Bsymbolic
 GCOV_PROFILE := n
-
-#
-# Install the unstripped copies of vdso*.so.  If our toolchain supports
-# build-id, install .build-id links as well.
-#
-quiet_cmd_vdso_install = INSTALL $(@:install_%=%)
-define cmd_vdso_install
-	cp $< "$(MODLIB)/vdso/$(@:install_%=%)"; \
-	if readelf -n $< |grep -q 'Build ID'; then \
-	  buildid=`readelf -n $< |grep 'Build ID' |sed -e 's/^.*Build ID: \(.*\)$$/\1/'`; \
-	  first=`echo $$buildid | cut -b-2`; \
-	  last=`echo $$buildid | cut -b3-`; \
-	  mkdir -p "$(MODLIB)/vdso/.build-id/$$first"; \
-	  ln -sf "../../$(@:install_%=%)" "$(MODLIB)/vdso/.build-id/$$first/$$last.debug"; \
-	fi
-endef
-
-vdso_img_insttargets := $(vdso_img_sodbg:%.dbg=install_%)
-
-$(MODLIB)/vdso: FORCE
-	@mkdir -p $(MODLIB)/vdso
-
-$(vdso_img_insttargets): install_%: $(obj)/%.dbg $(MODLIB)/vdso FORCE
-	$(call cmd,vdso_install)
-
-PHONY += vdso_install $(vdso_img_insttargets)
-vdso_install: $(vdso_img_insttargets) FORCE
diff --git a/arch/x86/Makefile b/arch/x86/Makefile
index 5bfe5caaa444..3ff53a2d4ff0 100644
--- a/arch/x86/Makefile
+++ b/arch/x86/Makefile
@@ -291,9 +291,10 @@ PHONY += install
 install:
 	$(call cmd,install)
 
-PHONY += vdso_install
-vdso_install:
-	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(build)=arch/x86/entry/vdso $@
+vdso-install-$(CONFIG_X86_64)		+= arch/x86/entry/vdso/vdso64.so.dbg
+vdso-install-$(CONFIG_X86_X32_ABI)	+= arch/x86/entry/vdso/vdsox32.so.dbg
+vdso-install-$(CONFIG_X86_32)		+= arch/x86/entry/vdso/vdso32.so.dbg
+vdso-install-$(CONFIG_IA32_EMULATION)	+= arch/x86/entry/vdso/vdso32.so.dbg
 
 archprepare: checkbin
 checkbin:
diff --git a/arch/x86/entry/vdso/Makefile b/arch/x86/entry/vdso/Makefile
index 6a1821bd7d5e..c197efd82922 100644
--- a/arch/x86/entry/vdso/Makefile
+++ b/arch/x86/entry/vdso/Makefile
@@ -190,31 +190,4 @@ GCOV_PROFILE := n
 quiet_cmd_vdso_and_check = VDSO    $@
       cmd_vdso_and_check = $(cmd_vdso); $(cmd_vdso_check)
 
-#
-# Install the unstripped copies of vdso*.so.  If our toolchain supports
-# build-id, install .build-id links as well.
-#
-quiet_cmd_vdso_install = INSTALL $(@:install_%=%)
-define cmd_vdso_install
-	cp $< "$(MODLIB)/vdso/$(@:install_%=%)"; \
-	if readelf -n $< |grep -q 'Build ID'; then \
-	  buildid=`readelf -n $< |grep 'Build ID' |sed -e 's/^.*Build ID: \(.*\)$$/\1/'`; \
-	  first=`echo $$buildid | cut -b-2`; \
-	  last=`echo $$buildid | cut -b3-`; \
-	  mkdir -p "$(MODLIB)/vdso/.build-id/$$first"; \
-	  ln -sf "../../$(@:install_%=%)" "$(MODLIB)/vdso/.build-id/$$first/$$last.debug"; \
-	fi
-endef
-
-vdso_img_insttargets := $(vdso_img_sodbg:%.dbg=install_%)
-
-$(MODLIB)/vdso: FORCE
-	@mkdir -p $(MODLIB)/vdso
-
-$(vdso_img_insttargets): install_%: $(obj)/%.dbg $(MODLIB)/vdso
-	$(call cmd,vdso_install)
-
-PHONY += vdso_install $(vdso_img_insttargets)
-vdso_install: $(vdso_img_insttargets)
-
 clean-files := vdso32.so vdso32.so.dbg vdso64* vdso-image-*.c vdsox32.so*
diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.vdsoinst b/scripts/Makefile.vdsoinst
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..1022d9fdd976
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.vdsoinst
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
+# ==========================================================================
+# Install unstripped copies of vDSO
+# ==========================================================================
+
+PHONY := __default
+__default:
+	@:
+
+include $(srctree)/scripts/Kbuild.include
+
+install-dir := $(MODLIB)/vdso
+
+define gen_install_rules
+
+src := $$(firstword $$(subst :,$(space),$(1)))
+dest := $(install-dir)/$$(or $$(word 2,$$(subst :,$(space),$(1))),$$(patsubst %.dbg,%,$$(notdir $(1))))
+
+__default: $$(dest)
+$$(dest): $$(src) FORCE
+	$$(call cmd,install)
+
+# Some architectures create .build-id symlinks
+ifneq ($(filter arm sparc x86, $(SRCARCH)),)
+link := $(install-dir)/.build-id/$$(shell $(READELF) -n $$(src) | sed -n 's@^.*Build ID: \(..\)\(.*\)@\1/\2@p')
+
+__default: $$(link)
+$$(link): $$(dest) FORCE
+	$$(call cmd,symlink)
+endif
+
+endef
+
+$(foreach x, $(sort $(INSTALL_FILES)), $(eval $(call gen_install_rules,$(x))))
+
+quiet_cmd_install = INSTALL $@
+      cmd_install = mkdir -p $(dir $@); cp $< $@
+
+quiet_cmd_symlink = SYMLINK $@
+      cmd_symlink = mkdir -p $(dir $@); ln -sf --relative $< $@
+
+PHONY += FORCE
+FORCE:
+
+.PHONY: $(PHONY)
