diff --git a/arch/riscv/include/asm/syscall.h b/arch/riscv/include/asm/syscall.h
index b933b1583c9f..50704bd5ca3e 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/include/asm/syscall.h
+++ b/arch/riscv/include/asm/syscall.h
@@ -82,4 +82,6 @@ static inline int syscall_get_arch(struct task_struct *task)
 #endif
 }
 
+asmlinkage long sys_riscv_flush_icache(uintptr_t, uintptr_t, uintptr_t);
+
 #endif	/* _ASM_RISCV_SYSCALL_H */
diff --git a/arch/riscv/include/asm/vdso.h b/arch/riscv/include/asm/vdso.h
index 1453a2f563bc..564741266580 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/include/asm/vdso.h
+++ b/arch/riscv/include/asm/vdso.h
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@
 
 #include <linux/types.h>
 
+#define __VVAR_PAGES    1
+
 #ifndef CONFIG_GENERIC_TIME_VSYSCALL
 struct vdso_data {
 };
@@ -29,6 +31,4 @@ struct vdso_data {
 	(void __user *)((unsigned long)(base) + __vdso_##name);			\
 })
 
-asmlinkage long sys_riscv_flush_icache(uintptr_t, uintptr_t, uintptr_t);
-
 #endif /* _ASM_RISCV_VDSO_H */
diff --git a/arch/riscv/kernel/vdso.c b/arch/riscv/kernel/vdso.c
index 25a3b8849599..5fecd5529eff 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/kernel/vdso.c
+++ b/arch/riscv/kernel/vdso.c
@@ -14,12 +14,18 @@
 #include <asm/page.h>
 #ifdef CONFIG_GENERIC_TIME_VSYSCALL
 #include <vdso/datapage.h>
-#else
-#include <asm/vdso.h>
 #endif
+#include <asm/vdso.h>
 
 extern char vdso_start[], vdso_end[];
 
+enum vvar_pages {
+	VVAR_DATA_PAGE_OFFSET,
+	VVAR_NR_PAGES,
+};
+
+#define VVAR_SIZE  (VVAR_NR_PAGES << PAGE_SHIFT)
+
 static unsigned int vdso_pages __ro_after_init;
 static struct page **vdso_pagelist __ro_after_init;
 
@@ -38,7 +44,7 @@ static int __init vdso_init(void)
 
 	vdso_pages = (vdso_end - vdso_start) >> PAGE_SHIFT;
 	vdso_pagelist =
-		kcalloc(vdso_pages + 1, sizeof(struct page *), GFP_KERNEL);
+		kcalloc(vdso_pages + VVAR_NR_PAGES, sizeof(struct page *), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (unlikely(vdso_pagelist == NULL)) {
 		pr_err("vdso: pagelist allocation failed\n");
 		return -ENOMEM;
@@ -63,7 +69,9 @@ int arch_setup_additional_pages(struct linux_binprm *bprm,
 	unsigned long vdso_base, vdso_len;
 	int ret;
 
-	vdso_len = (vdso_pages + 1) << PAGE_SHIFT;
+	BUILD_BUG_ON(VVAR_NR_PAGES != __VVAR_PAGES);
+
+	vdso_len = (vdso_pages + VVAR_NR_PAGES) << PAGE_SHIFT;
 
 	mmap_write_lock(mm);
 	vdso_base = get_unmapped_area(NULL, 0, vdso_len, 0, 0);
@@ -72,29 +80,28 @@ int arch_setup_additional_pages(struct linux_binprm *bprm,
 		goto end;
 	}
 
-	/*
-	 * Put vDSO base into mm struct. We need to do this before calling
-	 * install_special_mapping or the perf counter mmap tracking code
-	 * will fail to recognise it as a vDSO (since arch_vma_name fails).
-	 */
-	mm->context.vdso = (void *)vdso_base;
+	mm->context.vdso = NULL;
+	ret = install_special_mapping(mm, vdso_base, VVAR_SIZE,
+		(VM_READ | VM_MAYREAD), &vdso_pagelist[vdso_pages]);
+	if (unlikely(ret))
+		goto end;
 
 	ret =
-	   install_special_mapping(mm, vdso_base, vdso_pages << PAGE_SHIFT,
+	   install_special_mapping(mm, vdso_base + VVAR_SIZE,
+		vdso_pages << PAGE_SHIFT,
 		(VM_READ | VM_EXEC | VM_MAYREAD | VM_MAYWRITE | VM_MAYEXEC),
 		vdso_pagelist);
 
-	if (unlikely(ret)) {
-		mm->context.vdso = NULL;
+	if (unlikely(ret))
 		goto end;
-	}
 
-	vdso_base += (vdso_pages << PAGE_SHIFT);
-	ret = install_special_mapping(mm, vdso_base, PAGE_SIZE,
-		(VM_READ | VM_MAYREAD), &vdso_pagelist[vdso_pages]);
+	/*
+	 * Put vDSO base into mm struct. We need to do this before calling
+	 * install_special_mapping or the perf counter mmap tracking code
+	 * will fail to recognise it as a vDSO (since arch_vma_name fails).
+	 */
+	mm->context.vdso = (void *)vdso_base + VVAR_SIZE;
 
-	if (unlikely(ret))
-		mm->context.vdso = NULL;
 end:
 	mmap_write_unlock(mm);
 	return ret;
@@ -105,7 +112,7 @@ const char *arch_vma_name(struct vm_area_struct *vma)
 	if (vma->vm_mm && (vma->vm_start == (long)vma->vm_mm->context.vdso))
 		return "[vdso]";
 	if (vma->vm_mm && (vma->vm_start ==
-			   (long)vma->vm_mm->context.vdso + PAGE_SIZE))
+			   (long)vma->vm_mm->context.vdso - VVAR_SIZE))
 		return "[vdso_data]";
 	return NULL;
 }
diff --git a/arch/riscv/kernel/vdso/vdso.lds.S b/arch/riscv/kernel/vdso/vdso.lds.S
index e6f558bca71b..e9111f700af0 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/kernel/vdso/vdso.lds.S
+++ b/arch/riscv/kernel/vdso/vdso.lds.S
@@ -3,12 +3,13 @@
  * Copyright (C) 2012 Regents of the University of California
  */
 #include <asm/page.h>
+#include <asm/vdso.h>
 
 OUTPUT_ARCH(riscv)
 
 SECTIONS
 {
-	PROVIDE(_vdso_data = . + PAGE_SIZE);
+	PROVIDE(_vdso_data = . - __VVAR_PAGES * PAGE_SIZE);
 	. = SIZEOF_HEADERS;
 
 	.hash		: { *(.hash) }			:text
