diff --git a/arch/x86/vdso/vclock_gettime.c b/arch/x86/vdso/vclock_gettime.c
index 743f27774b73..09dae4a1c6dc 100644
--- a/arch/x86/vdso/vclock_gettime.c
+++ b/arch/x86/vdso/vclock_gettime.c
@@ -259,13 +259,12 @@ int clock_gettime(clockid_t, struct timespec *)
 
 notrace int __vdso_gettimeofday(struct timeval *tv, struct timezone *tz)
 {
-	long ret = VCLOCK_NONE;
-
 	if (likely(tv != NULL)) {
 		BUILD_BUG_ON(offsetof(struct timeval, tv_usec) !=
 			     offsetof(struct timespec, tv_nsec) ||
 			     sizeof(*tv) != sizeof(struct timespec));
-		ret = do_realtime((struct timespec *)tv);
+		if (unlikely(do_realtime((struct timespec *)tv) == VCLOCK_NONE))
+			return vdso_fallback_gtod(tv, tz);
 		tv->tv_usec /= 1000;
 	}
 	if (unlikely(tz != NULL)) {
@@ -274,8 +273,6 @@ notrace int __vdso_gettimeofday(struct timeval *tv, struct timezone *tz)
 		tz->tz_dsttime = gtod->sys_tz.tz_dsttime;
 	}
 
-	if (ret == VCLOCK_NONE)
-		return vdso_fallback_gtod(tv, tz);
 	return 0;
 }
 int gettimeofday(struct timeval *, struct timezone *)