diff --git a/drivers/clocksource/arm_arch_timer.c b/drivers/clocksource/arm_arch_timer.c
index 4adf756423de..a5157d8a8a13 100644
--- a/drivers/clocksource/arm_arch_timer.c
+++ b/drivers/clocksource/arm_arch_timer.c
@@ -56,11 +56,7 @@ static struct clock_event_device __percpu *arch_timer_evt;
 static enum arch_timer_ppi_nr arch_timer_uses_ppi __ro_after_init = ARCH_TIMER_VIRT_PPI;
 static bool arch_timer_c3stop __ro_after_init;
 static bool arch_counter_suspend_stop __ro_after_init;
-#ifdef CONFIG_GENERIC_GETTIMEOFDAY
 static enum vdso_clock_mode vdso_default = VDSO_CLOCKMODE_ARCHTIMER;
-#else
-static enum vdso_clock_mode vdso_default = VDSO_CLOCKMODE_NONE;
-#endif /* CONFIG_GENERIC_GETTIMEOFDAY */
 
 static cpumask_t evtstrm_available = CPU_MASK_NONE;
 static bool evtstrm_enable __ro_after_init = IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_ARM_ARCH_TIMER_EVTSTREAM);